iPaper is a document format built for the Internet. Like a YouTube video, iPaper documents are Flash widgets which you embed in your existing web pages. PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and many other document formats can all be displayed on the web using iPaper.
If you have documents on your website, you could be missing out on a monetization opportunity. You advertise on your web pages, why not your documents? iPaper integrates a sophisticated ad system by Google that automatically targets ads to the content of your documents (click here to see an example document with ads). By switching to iPaper, you can immediately begin to monetize your documents. All you have to do is collect the checks.
Most document formats are insecure by their very nature - they can be emailed to anyone, uploaded to websites, and posted on filesharing networks. Ebook readers often use DRM systems to get around this problem, but DRM is clumsy and intrusive to the user. Instead, iPaper has an elegant approach to security. Because it is web-based (and not a file), you can't download, upload, or email an iPaper document. And because iPaper documents are embedded in your webpages, your documents will naturally inherit your website's existing security system. If you want to keep control of your documents, iPaper will let you do it.
Switching to iPaper is free and takes just a few minutes. Programming or developer experience is purely optional. We offer various options for integration, each targeting different needs. Check out the documentation to learn more.
iPaper is designed to be fast, light, and simple. Because it's integrated into your site, iPaper offers a fluid browsing experience, keeping visitors on your site. It has a small footprint, doesn't require the installation of additional software, and it’s not loaded with superfluous features.
iPaper has social features built in to encourage users to share your documents with their friends. It also offers unique search engine optimization (SEO) features to increase the amount of traffic from Google and other search engines. Additionally, users will view your documents more often if they're in iPaper format, because they'll load faster and be integrated with this site. All of this means that more people will see your documents if they are displayed with iPaper.
If you choose to, you can include your iPaper documents in Scribd's library, in addition to displaying the documents on your own website. This is a great way to get exposure to Scribd's userbase of nearly 20 million monthly visitors. If you apply to be part of our Qualified Publishers Program (QPP), you will have additional options, such as providing your branding on your document pages, displaying links to the source of each document on your own website, and earning ad revenue off of the views of your documents on Scribd.com.
It's Free!
| Feature | iPaper | Microsoft Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requires Download | No | Sometimes | Yes |
| Requires software installation | No | Yes | Yes |
| Embeddable in web pages | Yes | No | No |
| Cost to create documents | Free | $299 | ~$150 |
| Offers built-in social features | Yes | No | No |
| Size of application | 96 KB | 92,000 KB | ~130,000 KB |
| Option to advertise in documents | Yes | No | No |
| Highly secure? | Yes | Only with DRM | No |
| Can contain viruses? | No | Yes | Yes |
