Summer is in full swing and readers all over are polishing off novels, digging into magazines and bringing their tablets to the beach. Ever wondered about the numbers behind summer reading season? Take a look at our new infographic!
How did your reading stack up this year? Let us know your favorites on Twitter—and don’t forget to share our stats with a friend who loves to read on holiday.
On the blog, we often write from the content creator’s point of view. However, we are just as interested in the reader’s perspective because we are avid readers on the Calaméo team and we regularly read content submitted by our users. The reading experience that we offer on our platform is unique: it’s neither a PDF nor an ebook. Here are 4 great reasons, among many others, to read on Calaméo:
A huge advantage of digital publishing is that you can find all the content published on public mode by our community directly online on our platform. Publications are available from anywhere, at any time. No need to bring stacks of magazines, brochures, and books with you to read on the train!
From fashion magazines to poetry collections, you can discover content from every genre on Calaméo. In addition, content creators who publish on our platform come from all over the world: enjoy the latest excerpt of a novel from a Brazilian publishing house, for example.
🔎 READ: What content can you publish with Calaméo? To give you an idea of all the types of content that are published on the platform.
Speaking of publishing houses: a large number of them have an account on our platform and regularly update their pages with excerpts of their new releases. So it’s really easy to find the latest releases from your favorite publishers and read excerpts before potentially buying the book.
Yes, reading on Calaméo is free, and so is our Basic account! In addition, a Basic account not only enables you to read, but it also allows you to publish your own content on the platform and to download content (if the content creator allowed it). So don’t wait any longer, join the Calaméo community today!
There are numerous advantages to self-publishing on Calaméo. Maybe you have the beginning of a novel lying dormant on your computer that you don’t know what to do with. Or perhaps you’ve just finished a collection of poems that you’d like to share with the world. We will give you 5 great reasons why self-publishing your work on Calaméo is the solution.
Self-publishing means that there is no middleman. You are the one making all the decisions. No matter the subject or the form of your stories, self-publishing allows you to share all your original manuscripts without restriction.
You also decide when your work is ready to be read and shared. There’s no need to reach a certain number of pages, to have an impeccable vocabulary, or to confine yourself to one writing style or genre in particular. You publish what you want, when you want.
Self-publishing presents many advantages for amateur or aspiring authors (who want to gain some popularity before they venture into selling their publications, for example).
Create your Calaméo account in just a few clicks. Then, all you need to do is click on the “Publish” button and choose which file to upload to the platform. Yes, it’s really that easy! There is only one upload step, and your document is published.
No need to start from scratch each time you make a change in your novel: you can simply upload a new version. You can update your publication, and the URL and other enhancements (videos, links, etc.) stay the same.
Digital publishing’s main advantage over paper? The possibility of enriching your writing and turning your publications into real multimedia experiences! Adding internal or external links, images, videos, GIFs…it’s incredibly easy with Calaméo’s Editor tool.
By publishing your manuscripts online, you are making them visible and easy to share. With Calaméo, you can embed your publications directly on your website or blog. In addition, if you share the URL of your publication on social media, people can read it directly on your social media post. A great way to generate some buzz!
Because your writing will be free to read, you probably don’t want to spend anything to put it online. Start your self-publishing adventure by creating a BASIC account on Calaméo; it’s completely free! You can always choose to upgrade your account if you want to take advantage of even more features.
Finally, self-publishing could lead to publishing houses discovering your work. And who knows? You could become a published author after all!
