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Updates and New Features: Mygazines launches new Website!

Mygazines Extreme Makeover!


Mygazines has launched its new and improved website today! (Mygazines.com) It now specifically outlines how each of Mygazines' features responds to your business needs and to your company’s marketing efforts. We have also included a new Resources section, where you can access support and other helpful information such as webinars and announcements.

Along with adding the new content, we’ve revamped the look and feel. Don’t worry, the backend and the way you edit and publish your digital editions remains the same.

Integrated into this launch is a change to the name of our newsstand from Mygazines.net to Mstand.com. We're making this change to allow our newsstand to have a name and brand of its own so that it can continue to grow, flourish and become the premier digital newsstand for online magazines and newspapers.

Note that any publications already on www.mygazines.net will not be affected by the change to Mstand.com. ALL newsstand publications, new and old, will be available at www.mstand.com. If users try to access www.mygazines.net, they will be seamlessly redirected to www.mstand.com.

As a part of our new site we have added a new pricing model viewable at mygazines.com/pricing_publishing - We also updated our Terms of Use viewable at www.mygazines.com/terms.

Be sure to check out our new site at www.mygazines.com and please let us know what you think.

Other Updates and New Features


To go along with the launch of our new website, we've also updated and improved our backend system!

Improved Account Profile Views

  • When you log into your account, click on Profile to see the new interface
  • View Profile, Edit Profile and Usage Report tab(Generate reports on issue usage and email campaigns)

Google Analytics

  • We've completed our Beta-Testing phase and mygazines account holders now have the ability to add a Google Analytics Profile ID (UA Code) to track all of their titles/issues
  • For more details on Google Analytics CLICK HERE

Subscription Preview Function

  • You can now give interested subscribers a sneak peak at your digital edition by allowing them access to the first few pages
  • You can set the number of pages potential subscribers can see. They can access from the log in pop up in the reader
  • Previously only accessible if remotely authenticating subscribers using your own database
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Webinar Videocast: "Going Mobile - Reaching Your Audience Everywhere"

Mygazines' third Webinar dealt with one of the most important subjects to publishers and content producers in 2010: mobile publishing. How do we go about posting content on mobile devices? Native Apps Vs. Web Apps, which model guarantees revenue for the long run?

 

Our speakers were provided with insight on having an effective mobile publishing strategy. Matt Kinsman, Executive Editor of Folio: Magazine, touched on trends and best practices and gave his opinion about the different aspects of mobile publishing. Nathan Virtue and Jose Sanchez, both experts in the Mygazines platform, showcased the tools that Mygazines offers for optimizing and delivering digital content to targeted audiences, wherever they are.

 

If you missed it, don't worry. Here's the Webinar's recording and a link to the presentation slides:

 

 

Slides:

Questions/Answers from Webinar:

Q: what about subscription-only access on mobile?

A: Subscription protected publications can be accessed the same way on mobile devices(iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry) as they are viewed on desktop/laptop computers.

 

Q: Can archived issues be viewed now as spreads on ipad with videos able to be viewed? i have a droid x and my book appears as single pages.

A: Yes!  All issues will now show as a two page spread on an iPAD in landscape position AND any FLV video embedded in your publication will be converted to a MOV file for view on iPAD.  Other mobile devices such as android show in single page mode due to the small size of the screen. 

 

Q: Is there anyway to edit the text within the mygazine cms to address some of the formatting issues our magazine designs may cause in the pdf layout.

A: You can edit the search-able text content using the mygazines content management system but not the layout or the way that text is displayed.  Mygazines does however have a page replacement tool if there are concerns about the layout where you can replace up to 30% of the total pages of your publication with a reformatted page.

 

Q: Do we need to create a separate pdf for our mobile audience?

A: No, it is not required to create a separate PDF for mobile audiences.  Once you upload your PDF, it will be viewable on most mobile devices(iPhone, iPAD,Android,Blackberry) in addition to desktops/laptops.

 

MORE ANSWERS TO COME!

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Updates and New Features: Single Page Downloads, Automatic Widgets and Custom Reseller Portals!

Below is a list of new features and updates we have implemented today!

 

IMPROVED FLIPBOOK 3.0!

  • Download a single page to a PDF

You can now give your readers the option of choosing 1 or more pages to download into a PDF(eg. if a reader likes pages 1,6, and 15, they can choose those pages to download into a 3 page PDF).   You can choose to enable/disable this feature along with the "download entire PDF" option.

  • Custom Link Target Behavior

You will be able to choose from 4 link behaviors for external web links to better control your reader's experience.  You can set the behavior using our link tool and entering a valid web URL, which will automatically show the Link Target dropdown list where you can choose:

  1. Open up the link target in a new page or tab (default)
  2. Open up the link target in the same window or tab
  3. Open up the link target in an inline popup - your readers won't have to leave your digital edition
  4. Open up the link target in the side widget area(must set the widget settings as well using the auto-populate iFrame code: SEE BELOW)

  • Single Page View Optimized - Larger Page Size

If you have your title set to single page view, the page is now larger and occupies more space in the flipbook for easier reading.  This is especially useful for documents in landscape format (Powerpoint presentations, Wide Brochures etc)

 

SUBSCRIPTION MODULE - SUPPORTS PAYPAL PAYFLOW PRO

  • PayPal Payflow Pro Integration

We now support Payflow Pro accounts in addition to regular Paypal accounts

 

NO CODING EXPERIENCE - NO PROBLEM!

  • Auto-populate the Widget area with popular codes

Want to get a facebook, twitter or RSS feed next to your reader in the widget area and you aren't a programmer?  Have no fear because you can now have the widget code auto-fill just by supplying a RSS URL, Twitter account name, or Facebook Page ID. 

You can also auto-fill an html iFrame that you would be able to manually set the source page OR integrate with our linking system to automatically load up a web URL(#4 in Custom Link Target Behavior above).

 

RESELLER PORTAL CUSTOMIZATION

  • Improve the look and feel of your portal with new customizations

If you have purchased a reseller portal you can now choose a color scheme and embed any html/css/javascript code block into your portal pages for improved experience for your customers.

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Updates and New Features! Geo Location Campaigns, Custom Domains, Embedded Bookshelf

We've updated and improved our system!

Geo Location Targeting

  • Geo Location refers to the physical location of the visitor based on their IP Address. With Geo Location Campaigns, you can serve different publications to different geographically located visitors. As an example, you can serve publication “a” to visitors in New York and publication “b” to visitors in Los Angeles. For each campaign, you will be given one unique link that, once clicked on, will do all the work of figuring out your visitors’ location and serve up the correct content. This means you can market one link, but serve up hundreds of different publications across the globe based on your campaign settings.
  • For more on Geo Location Targeting see this post: http://helpdesk.mygazines.com/entries/230239-geographical-targeting

 

Custom Domains and Link URLS

  • Add your own CUSTOM Domain

Mask any Mygazines references and build your branding by choosing your own domain!  All link references, email marketing and system notifications will reflect your domain which you can set at the title level.  You'll also get a generic CDN URL(content delivery network) as well if you choose to add your own custom domain to fully mask any data transfer from mygazines in your browser. This feature comes at an additional cost so please contact us for pricing.

eg.  If your website is www. yourdomain. com, you could use a domain such as digital. yourdomain. com through which all links and  communications will reflect.  This is a great way to connect your digital publications to your branding, completely removing Mygazines references from your reader's experience.

  • Use the generic domain

If you don't need a custom domain but still would like to mask any reference to Mygazines, you can choose a generic domain at the title level.  Every customer now has the ability to choose the generic domain http://www.epageflip.net.  All link references, email marketing and system notifications will then reflect this generic domain and not www.mygazines.com

eg.  Instead of www. mygazines. com/issue/XXXXX, you can choose your links to show www. epageflip. net/issue/XXXXX

If you'd like to add another domain such as your own(see below), please contact us for pricing. 

 

Embed a Bookshelf

  • Give visitors to your website a quick and easy way to access all issues under one of your titles by embedding a bookshelf in your website.  Just copy a small piece of code from the Mygazines system, paste it in your web page and all issues under your chosen title will be accessible from the bookshelf.  Choose the size and one of three styles to get the look and feel you want.

 

Coming soon!

  • Link Target Behavior

Coming very soon to the Mygazines system will be the ability to choose how a link works when clicked in the reader. 

You will be able to choose from 4 link behaviors for external web links to better control your reader's experience.

  1. Open up the link target in a new page or tab (default)
  2. Open up the link target in the same window
  3. Open up the link target in a pop up iFrame
  4. Open up the link target in the side widget area
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Go Mobile: Learn to Reach Your Audience Everywhere. Join Mygazines' Webinar on August 11

Mygazines will host its third Webinar on August 11th. How do you go about bringing content to mobile platforms? Which devices are dominating the market? Native Apps Vs. Web Apps, which model guarantees revenue for the long run?

Our speakers will provide their insight for having an effective mobile publishing strategy. Matt Kinsman, Executive editor at Folio: Magazine, will discuss trends and best practices. Nathan Virtue and Jose Sanchez, both experts in Mygazines system, will show you tools for optimizing and delivering digital content to your audience, wherever it is.

 

Title:                     Going Mobile - Reaching Your Audience Everywhere

Date:                     Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Time:                     2:00 PM - 2:35 PM EDT

 

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

 

System Requirements

PC-based attendees

Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000

 

Macintosh®-based attendees

Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

 

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/752173664

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