How to Publish a Magazine Online

With just a few clicks, people can create magazines on the web.

Creating a magazine online has never been easier with the advent of websites that can help you. Now, people can take their passion and turn it into a hobby---or even a business. These magazine creators allow users to sign up, create content and publish a magazine live. They can share the link with readers, promote their magazine and establish an audience.

When the user has their content (images and text), they can start to place it on the sites that build a virtual magazine.

Things You'll Need

• Computer

Instructions

1. 

   Calameo provides an interactive magazine.

   Calemeo is a free document publishing website. They publish magazines, reports and other forms or documents. The user can upload almost any document file, including PDFs, Open Office files, text files and Microsoft Word files. Then, the user decides how they want their magazine to look. She can title it, categorize it so people can find it better, promote it and send it to friends via email. Calameo even allows users to place links, videos and sounds within the magazine to enhance the viewer's experience.

2. 

   Simply upload the PDF and Issuu will convert it to magazine style.

   Issuu.com is one of the top magazine creator websites. It's award-winning magazine-specific builder enables the creator to upload their file and turn it into a magazine. They must save their file first as a PDF and then upload it to the site. Issuu then converts the PDF to magazine form. When the magazine is published, readers can view the entire issue, zooming in on pages to see the text or images up close. The Issuu templates give the creator a chance to choose a background that the reader will see when reading the magazine. The site is sleek, clean and easy to navigate, and Issuu features magazines on their homepage.

3. 

   Scribd.com is another very popular, free magazine creator site. It enables users to upload any sort of file and publish a magazine. When uploaded, you can design your site as they see fit, choosing colors and templates. Creators then can connect with readers, other creators and the public. Scribd.com also boasts connections with social networking. With a click, any user can share their magazine. Scribd.com also allows the user to create a home-page where they can introduce the magazine and creators.

4. 

   OpenZine offers a complete control experience.

   OpenZine also offers a magazine creator. OpenZine enables the user to have full control over the inside layout, as well as the cover. Users can upload any photos, manipulate the cover, choose inside templates and manipulate the design as they see fit. OpenZine offers lots of control to the magazine creator.

References

• Calameo
• Issuu
• Scribd
• OpenZine

Resources

• Magazine Publishers of America