I just found Issuu, which is a great example of what so many publishing clients request: a web-based flash, page-turning version of their paper (PDF) publication.

So, I got an account: issuu.com/jasonn. I mean why not - just another social networking membership, right?

It has a miserably flashed up interface, but I bet most folks will consider this cool and desirable. And, to be fare, I can hardly make an argument against a purely flash interface when that is their core content.

At this stage, I honestly couldn't tell you what this will do to generate revenue. They're offering a service for which others charges hundreds. One of my clients spent $700 for their publications flash conversion just last month alone. Granted, their service provider (not me) does a lot of manual work in the conversion. But, this seems to dwarf the alternative in pure financial judgment - Free vs. $700.

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