issuu

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issuu
File:Issuu-logo-horizontal.png
Web address https://issuu.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site
 Electronic publishing
Available in English
Created by Michael Hansen, Ruben Bjerg Hansen, Mikkel Jensen, and Martin Ferro-Thomsen
Launched December 2007
Alexa rank
 Decrease 709 (March 2016)[1]
Current status Active

issuu (/ˈɪsjuː/) is a free electronic publishing platform for magazines, catalogs, newspapers and more.[2] As a digital newsstand with over 21 million publications and 85 million active readers, issuu features leading and emerging titles in fashion, culture, arts, and hyperlocal content, all of which are accessible on any device.[3] Issuu software is used by many online publications.[4]

History

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. issuu was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2006[2] by Michael Hansen, Ruben Bjerg Hansen, Mikkel Jensen, and Martin Ferro-Thomsen.[5]

In 2008, the site was a South by Southwest (SXSW) finalist.[6]

In 2009, issuu was named one of TIME's 50 Best Websites.[7]

In early 2013, the company opened an office in Palo Alto, California and appointed CEO Joe Hyrkin, formerly of Reverb, Trinity Ventures, and Yahoo!, to helm its Silicon Valley operations.[8]

In July 2014, issuu raised $10 million in a Series B round to bring the total capital it has raised since it was founded to $21.5 million. That round of investment was led by KDDI, one of the largest telecoms in Japan.[9]

In January 2016, Micromedia Publications began publishing its seven weekly newspapers through the issuu service.[10]

Products

Clip

In 2014, issuu released Clip, a tool that allows readers to take a snapshot of any part of a publication and share that on social media or through email.[11]

Features

  • issuu Reader
  • Storage & Privacy
  • Distribution network
  • Site Integration
  • Customization

Criticism

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Many publications, such as PDFs and scans of Russian magazines, are anonymously uploaded to issuu.com without regard to copyright.

See also

References

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Further reading

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