I recently had a customer who wanted to take their sales catalog (which is in PDF format) and publish it to their web site. So I checked out and tested several third party software, both free and paid, to see which would fit our need. The one I ended up using is a product called FlipBook Maker, from KVISoft.
What I liked about this product over some of the simpler, free versions is the amount of customization and control they provide, plus several different “themes”, all at a reasonably low cost.
- Download their 30 day trial version of FlipBook Maker and install it.
Start the program, and select (import) your desired PDF file - When importing, you can select which pages should be used, and as well as the level of page quality.
Program will then process your PDF file to build thumbnail images and a table of content
- You can select from 16 themes, as well as customize the layout
- Once you are finished with customizing the interface, it’s time to generate the final result.
Here’s where things get interesting. By default, it will create a folder appropriate for uploading to your web site, complete with a suitable index.html file. More importantly, this HTML version includes a generated mobile version for smart phones and tablet display. But you can also publish it in an executable (.exe) or zip (.zip) file format or as a Mac App.
Interested in seeing the final result? Take a peek here.