The flipbook features allow you to change the flipbook background colour, add coloured links and border colours. Update the width and height settings to accommodate tabloid, square and landscape flipbooks.
Create digital links to websites, email addresses, telephone numbers, other pages of the flipbook and embed YouTube videos.
Flipbook settings - initial setup
Flipbooks created by uploading a PDF
How to manually add links
How to view the flipbook
How to add the flipbook to your website
Flipbook settings - initial setup
This should be done prior to uploading a PDF (non AutoPubish users) or detecting links and creating manual links (AutoPublish users). As the link colours will be locked in.
Default Flipbook Settings:
Background - Grey
Links - Blue (these flash when the page loads)
To Update the settings > Click on the cog wheel to access the main settings screen > Under Publications & Bookings > Select Publications > Select the publication from the list > Select the Defaults tab > Under Flipbook Settings:
Width & Height - Leave blank if you publish a standard portrait publication.
If your publication is landscape, tabloid or square - add the dimensions in pixels. Example a square publication 270mm x 270mm. 270 =1040pixels. Enter the width as 2040 (must be 2 pages wide) and the height as 1040.
Click here to access an online mm to pixel converter.
Page Sound - This is the page turning sound, when the toggle switch is green, the page turn sound is ON / when it's Grey the page sound turn is OFF
Colour Settings - to change from the default colour settings > Set the Background colour, Link background colour and Link border colour > Click the dropdown arrow > Select the colour > Use the slider to make the colour transparent > Click Choose.
Apply Colour Settings to all Publications > If you have multiple publications turning this setting ON will apply the colour settings across all publications in your MagManager account. The update is immediate as soon as the toggle is turned on, no need to save the page > You can still edit individual publication as required.
Flipbooks created by uploading a PDF
To upload the PDF file of your publication > Select the publication & issue from the Home or Publications screen to open the flatplan overview > Under Actions > Select AutoPublish Option > Select Upload PDF > Drag & Drop the file or click and select the file from your computer > Click open > The ninja will do it's work to upload the PDF, it will take a minute or so for the file to upload > Any digital links within the PDF file will be automatically detected > Click Preview to view the flipbook.
How to manually add links to the flipbook
The types of links that can be added are:
URL - Provides a link to any website
Email - Provides a mail to link
Telephone - Provides a call link
Page No - Provides a link to another page of the flipbook
YouTube - Embeds a YouTube video and provides a direct link to the video on YouTube with the option to Auto-Play the video on click through.
Note: MagManager uses the YouTube API to link directly to YouTube, so it's important to use the correct link to the video. Right click on the video > Click Copy Video URL > Paste this into the link field in MagManager. Copying the URL from the address bar will not work.
To manually add links to the flipbook > Select Edit Flipbook from the AutoPublish Options menu.
To add a link, start drawing around the website address, the email address, phone number or any where you want to add a link, if the data can be read the details will appear in the left side panel.
Check the details have been correctly detected or edit as necessary > You can edit the Title description - this is the description that appears when you hover over a link > The Type of Link - identifies the type of link and the Link itself > The Link Border Colour & Link Background Colour will pick up the publications defaults, or can be edited here on an individual basis > Click Save to update.
How to view the flipbook
Select the publication & issue from the Home or Publications screen to open the flatplan overview > Under Actions > Select AutoPublish Option > Select Preview
How to add the flipbook to your website
Select the publication & issue from the Home or Publications screen to open the flatplan overview > Under Actions > Select AutoPublish Option > Select Get Digital Link > Copy and paste the code to your website.
<!-- Your Publication Name Issue Year -->
<!-- Change the id and size of the div below to suit your requirements -->
<div id="digi0000001" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; background-image: url(https://magmanagerpublic.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/153/0000001/pages/1.jpg); background-size: contain; cursor: pointer; background-repeat: no-repeat;" onclick="window.open('https://digital.magmanager.co.uk/Preview/Index/0000001')"></div>
The Id number, example '0000001' identifies the specific issue in your MagManager account.
To change the size the magazine appears on your website update the pixel dimension to increase or decrease the size width: 100px; height: 100px.
Digital flipbook stats
The stats displayed include details of the flipbook opens, readers, total read time, average read time, pages read, average page read time along with stats on the invidual pages including reads, total read time and average read time along with an image of the page.
To access the digital flipbook stats > Click Publications on the top navigation bar > Select the publications & issues from the side bar > When stats are available for an issue are available a magnifying glass will appear in the first column > Click the magnifying glass to display the stats > In the individual page section click the image icon to see a thumbnail of the page > Click the thumbnail image to close > Click the magnifying glass to close the stats.
Opens
Definition: When a user opens your publication—i.e., clicks on it to view it in full screen
What it means: It counts as someone views a page but hasn't interacted with the flipbook • Use case: Reflects active interest—the person was curious enough to check it out.
Reads
Definition: A read is counted when someone spends time actually reading your publication—usually by staying on a page for over a second, flipping through pages won't count as a read
What it means: Indicates deeper engagement—not just a click, but meaningful time spent with your content.
Use case: A better indicator of content quality and reader retention.
Example:
If 100 people open your magazine but only 30 read it, it suggests:
100 were interested enough to take a look.
Only 30 found it compelling enough to stay and engage.
Reader
Definition: The number of unique users who have opened the publication.
What it means: If a user opens the publications multiple times it will only record as a single reader
NOTE: When you are logged into MagManager and open the flipbook to check it, within the same browser this is not recorded as an open.
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