Get to know Calaméo: Answering 5 FAQs

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10 April 2020
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To celebrate Calaméo’s birthday, we’re taking you behind the scenes and answering some of the questions we get asked most often about our company. Read on for fun facts and Calaméo FAQs about the history, the people and the etymology behind twelve years of digital publishing.

What does the name Calaméo mean?

If you’ve ever wondered whether the name “Calaméo” is a real word, then this one’s for you. Calaméo is a portmanteau, or a combination of two words. In French, a calame refers to a type of sharpened reed that ancient Romans used to write with. Similarly, néo comes from Latin and means “new.” Put calame and néo together and you get Calaméo: a new tool for writing online.

Who’s on Team Calaméo?

This is a question we’ve seen often over the years. From developers to support, account managers to moderators, you’ve often been curious to know more about where we work and what we do. That’s why we include a team interview in every issue of CALAMEO Mag! But here are a few quick facts if you’re too busy to check out the archives: Team Calaméo includes 6 different nationalities, the youngest of us is 25 and our favorite coffee break snack is Kit-Kats.

Where are Calaméo users located?

There’s an easy answer to this question: All over the world! When we talk about our global community of digital publishers and readers, we really mean global. Calaméo users can be found in 194 countries all across the world and on all 7 continents, including Antartica. Because of this international diversity, we offer Countries in your publications’ viewership statistics to help you see just where your readers are coming from!

Why do I need to choose a language for the site?

All the way back in 2008, Calaméo made its debut on the web in multiple languages. It’s always been important to our founders that the site be as accessible as possible. So rather than limiting the platform for example to French speakers or English speakers only, we decided to also make it available in Spanish, Portugese, Italian, German and Russian. Between them, these seven languages are spoken by more than 3 billion people around the world.

When was the site’s last big refresh?

One of the most exciting parts of working at Calaméo is that we’re constantly adding improvements, updates and new features to our platform. For example, custom account URLs are changing the way users build their brands on the site in 2020, while the Calaméo Editor got a complete makeover back in 2015. Although we haven’t made any major changes to the look of our site in a while, stay tuned—big news is on the way!

We hope you enjoyed diving into these Calaméo FAQs and getting to know our company a bit better. We’re delighted to mark another year of serving a dynamic international community of digital publishers and look forward to continuing to grow together!

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Popups and markers are a powerful way of enriching your readers’ experience. Imagine being able to display clickable information about specific locations, such as stores or tourist sites, directly on your integrated maps. With Leaflet, this feature becomes accessible, allowing you to deliver relevant details to your audience with just a click.

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Your brand has a unique aesthetic, and your publications should reflect this identity. With Leaflet, you can customize the style of maps, markers and polylines to match your company’s aesthetic. Choose from a range of colors, icons and patterns to create a consistent visual experience that reinforces your brand recognition.

Stimulate interaction and engagement

With Leaflet, you can encourage your readers to explore, zoom in and personalize their experience with the maps you integrate into your Calaméo publications. This interactivity strengthens the bond between your brand and your audience, fostering deeper, longer-lasting engagement.

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Integrating Leaflet into your Calaméo publications can also help increase your company’s online visibility. By offering interactive maps with relevant information, you make your content more attractive to search engines, which can improve your ranking and web presence. What’s more, making your geographic information easily accessible to your audience contributes to a better user experience, reinforcing your brand’s reputation.

Improve the user experience

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Generate leads

One of the main reasons to use Leaflet’s integration with Calaméo is its ability to generate leads. By enabling your readers to interact with interactive maps, not only improving the user experience but also stimulating interaction and engagement, and increasing the visibility of your content, you’re guaranteed to attract a wider audience and boost your conversion rates.

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🔎 In summary, Calaméo’s Leaflet integration offers several advantages for your brand:

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10 reasons you should create a virtual library

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The Calaméo Library Widget is one of our very favorite ways to share amazing publications online. Besides being simple to set up, the Library Widget offers tons of advantages for digital publishers. That’s why today we’re giving you 10 great reasons to create a virtual library!

Make a collection

Thanks to the Library Widget, gathering all of your digital publications in one place is a piece of cake. No need to embed individual materials on your website or blog one by one; create a virtual library in seconds and display your entire collection on the same page.

Showcase your brand

Because the Library Widget will feature the covers of all included publications, it’s a perfect opportunity to showcase your brand. Let visitors to your site get to know your business through the eye-catching designs of your digital publications!

Encourage browsing

In addition to making your publications easy to discover, the Library Widget makes them easy to browse. Create a virtual library so that your readers can click through to check out any title that interests them, then return to your collection once they’re done.

Easy archive

Have you been publishing your magazine, newsletter or catalogue online for a long time? You can make an archive online in no time with the Calaméo Library Widget. Dust off your digital back issues and present them in a format that’s optimized for exploration.

Organize files

If your business has a wide range of digital publications, from annual reports to eBooks, you may want to create a virtual library for different categories. Luckily, you can organize your materials into Folders and link a separate Library Widget to each group.

Customize the look

With the Calaméo Library Widget, you can customize the look of your virtual library. For example, do you love the fun detail of skeuomorphic design? Choose a faux wood background, drop shadows and flipbook cover. Plus, control the number of shelves, display elements and click-through behavior.

Never update anything

Maybe the best part about the Library Widget is that there’s nothing to update—ever. Once you create a virtual library and share it on your website, your Widget will automatically include any new publications added to its Folder.

Highlight your favorites

There’s more than one way to create a virtual library! First, you can use Folders to organize your own publications in multiple Library Widgets. Next, you can use a Favorites list to bring together must-reads from all over Calaméo and make a digital shelf to share.

Get more data

As every good librarian knows, it’s essential to keep track of which materials are checked out. In other words, you need analytics to follow how may readers are discovering your publications in a Library Widget. They’re built right in on Calaméo: our advanced statistics help you see how your library is performing.

Start a conversation

Most importantly, displaying your digital publications in a Library Widget is a wonderful occasion to build a relationship with visitors to your site. Consider using online forms that allow visitors to sign up for updates, then send subscribers fresh content. Or perhaps you’d like to encourage them to comment on your publications or follow you on social media. Experiment to find out what works best for you!

TIP: Our video tutorial walks you through how to create a virtual library using Calaméo.

In short, there’s no good reason not to create a virtual library for your online publications. The Calaméo Library Widget is a valuable part of any smart digital publishing strategy. Ready to get started? All you need is a free Calaméo account.

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We’re standing by to answer your questions! Write to our Support teams at contact@calameo.com and we’ll be happy to help.