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#1 2008-01-10 3:44 pm
- tonester
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something similar to pagegangster pageflip
I've used flash page flipper for producing the good old page turning magazine thing for a while but I now need something robust that can handle pdf files and ideally searchable.
I stumbled across pagegangster, it looks ok, and has search & zoom. but I'm not sure it can be unbranded.
does anyone know if there are any others out there at all?
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#3 2008-01-11 3:44 am
- tonester
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Re: something similar to pagegangster pageflip
cause its more creative and dynamic looking and you can add video content and multimedia to it.
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#4 2008-01-11 5:08 am
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Re: something similar to pagegangster pageflip
No offense but that is just wasting bandwidth for fluff that is entirely not needed on the web.
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#5 2008-01-11 5:11 am
- tonester
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Re: something similar to pagegangster pageflip
http://www.monkeymag.co.uk/registration/
have a read, looks like its been very successful here and its now on ABCe:
http://www.abce.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?run … ews_230107
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#6 2008-01-11 5:45 am
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Re: something similar to pagegangster pageflip
Successful or not; it still looks like a waste of bandwidth. 
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#7 2008-01-11 5:47 am
- tonester
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Re: something similar to pagegangster pageflip
you're entitled to your opinion. but there seems to be a demand from users who want this type of delivery.
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#8 2008-01-11 5:53 am
- avkills
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Re: something similar to pagegangster pageflip
I guess I think it is lunacy at attempting to use a electronic median to emulate something that is not electronic; Basically they are emulating a book or magazine; well you know what, if I wanted that I'd buy a stupid magazine.
I just don't see the point. If it was in a game, yes, for just reading or browsing information on the web, no.
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#9 2008-01-11 5:58 am
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Re: something similar to pagegangster pageflip
kind of see what you mean, but what magazines can you flick through that can contain video, product reviews with 360 spins, music you can listen to etc, etc.
Also think of the printing you would save - and trees!
you've got to admit it does have its niche.
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#10 2008-01-11 6:02 am
- avkills
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Re: something similar to pagegangster pageflip
tonester wrote:
kind of see what you mean, but what magazines can you flick through that can contain video, product reviews with 360 spins, music you can listen to etc, etc.
Also think of the printing you would save - and trees!
you've got to admit it does have its niche.
Yeah, but all that can just be posted on a page normally and have the same gratification. Carry on though; because there are a lot worse things wasting bandwidth.
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#11 2008-01-11 7:42 am
- mrreet2001
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Re: something similar to pagegangster pageflip
avkills wrote:
Successful or not; it still looks like a waste of bandwidth.
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and incompatibilities with may browsers. 
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