Albert_BaladaQ: Hello Sumo-lings!
This is Albert, developer and founder of Heyzine Flipbooks. We are really excited to finally launch our service to the community.
A few years ago one of our customers asked us to do something to publish their PDF catalogs online, we realized that the available services where lacking all the customization we needed, so we decided to do it ourselves. Some happy customers later, we decided to make it public.
We hope you like it as much as we like working on it!
Some FAQ here:
Q: Do you show ads on the flipbooks?
A: No, we never show ads and we never will.
Q: How long are my flipbooks available online?
A: With the AppSumo deal they will be available for lifetime
Q: Can I remove the heyzine's logo from the flipbook?
A: Yes, you can remove all the heyzine logos and upload your own with the AppSumo LTD.
Q: Who can see my published flipbooks?
A: We don't publish your flipbooks anywhere, only people with the public reader link can view them.
Q: Is there any limit on the number of pages or size?
A: No, but the total disk space of all your flipbooks and assets can't exceed your plan disk space.
Q: What happens when I reach the disk space limit?
A: If you are on the standard or professional plan, we will contact you to warn about the problem and then you can choose to upgrade or to activate an automatic removal process.
Q: Can I password protect my flipbook?
A: Yes, edit your flipbook and set your password through the "password protect" menu.
Q: Does the flipbook keep the links of the original PDF?
A: We hope to add the feature soon, but it's currently not possible. You have to manually add the links with the heyzine editor.
Q: Which kind of file format has the downloaded flipbook?
A: It's a windows exe and a zip with the html/css/js of the flipbook. The mac version is not available yet. Most of our users download it to upload the source code to their site.
Q: Can I upload the flipbook to my own site?
A: Yes, the best option to show the flipbook is to embed it using the iframe link code you can find in the reader's public links, you only have to copy the code and paste it in your website's builder editor.
If you have some technical knowledge, you can also download the flipbook and upload the folder with the html, js and css with no external dependencies to your hosting.
Q: How can I use my own domain for the flipbook link?
A: This is only possible with the Professional plan, it's not possible with the standard plan or the AppSumo LTD.
You can find flipbook examples here: https://heyzine.com/#examples
And some other faqs here: https://heyzine.com/faq
Anything you need, you can reach us at support@heyzine.com.
Verified purchaser
Can you please explain what happens at 11GB? I want to assume that we can keep our Appsumo plan and add-on paid space. If not, then basically you are subtly pushing agencies to exit the lifetime deal in order have more space that would accommodate clients.
10GB is a LOT. But on a long run, sometimes with very complex projects, 10GB will go fast enough. Automatically deleting them - as you suggest - is NOT an option if those are for clients.... Extra space is the answer. Can we purchase extra space on top of our accounts or not?
If not, this is not Agency-friendly at all.
Thank you for considering it.
With the AppSumo LTD you have up to 10gb, but the additional space has an annual cost. You can match that cost to the standard plan, so right now it would be $39 / year per additional 10gb, which I think is very affordable and we even offer volume discounts.
We are not subtly pushing it, we make it clear but it's not a common case. As you said 10gb is a lot and it's all the space most users will need for life, if you need more contact us and we can probably talk about better offers, although not cheaper.
Verified purchaser
Albert, thank you. I wasn't arguing the cost; just needed to make sure we can purchase extra space when and if needed, that's all. I understand we can, at the price of additional $39/10GB/year at this time and that may change up/down depending on the market. Correct?
Thank you.
Yes, this is correct!
Thank you.
Verified purchaser
Hi Albert, since I have your attention for a bit, I redeemed a code, opened an account and stared to create a flipbook that would look like your example of Venice. BUT, I realized I cannot. Appsumo plans do not include the options to embed a google map, or pull any other video besides YT (your Venice example has a 360 panoramic tour), etc... I am confused and slightly disappointed.. Maybe I am missing something.
Thank you for clarifying this.
Yes, you can do that with the AppSumo plan.
For the 360 panoramic tour, you only have to paste the link in the interactions web widget in the heyzine editor. If you can contact us at support@heyzine.com we can guide on how to do it.
Verified purchaser
I take it all back and apologize.
Once I realized how the link needs to be formatted, it worked like a charm. I do not need the custom subdomain, otherwise I would stack another code.
Thank you. I'll post a review as well.
Thank you so much for your great review!
Anything you need just let us know.
Verified purchaser
Is there an option to use other online storage? Is that something that you can add to your Roadmap? It would be great to be able to use past AppSumo deals like Treasure, pCloud, or Icedrive. Google drive would work too.
This is not possible, and it can be quite complicated as our servers are optimized for the best performance for flipbooks, so I'm not sure how would it work with external storage.
In any case, 10Gb should be more than enough for almost everybody, if you need more than that, we can talk about a custom plan at support@heyzine.com.