E-Book Systems' FlipCity Web Service Chosen to Pioneer Online Digital Version of Mexigo City, the Tourist Magazine

    SANTA CLARA, CA, May 25, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- E-Book Systems, creator of the patented Digital Flip(R) e-publishing technology, announces Mexigo City has adopted its FlipCity web service to deliver Mexigo City The Tourist online magazine in 3-D page-flipping FlipViewer(R) Xpress viewer format.

Mexigo City offers all the information one needs to travel to Mexico City and its surroundings in a safe and fun way. It started offering both the print and digital versions of Mexigo City The Tourist Magazine in November 2009. The print version is available at over 65 distribution spots in Mexico City, basically at tourist spots like hotels, restaurants, airports and tourist attractions. Knowing the importance of the digital market, Mexigo City started digitalizing the magazine with their first print issue at FlipCity.

"We chose FlipCity because of its price and quality. FlipCity is versatile and with great quality even when zooming. Most converters lose quality on digital issues. FlipCity website is very easy to use, deeply reliable, and it takes me 1 minute to convert my magazine every month, nothing compared to the great clients' and readers' response!" said Andrea Montalvo, Editorial Director of Mexigo City The Tourist Magazine.

Thanks to E-Book Systems FlipCity web service, readers can now go to http://www.mexigocity.com/en/nuestra-revista.php and browse through the digital edition of the Mexigo City The Tourist Magazine. In a matter of moments, readers can view the Magazine just as they would appear in print -- with real "flipping" pages plus much more.

"We have a great response from our readers and clients who receive a sneak peak of the digital magazine before the print issue is on circulation. It also turned out to be a great sales tool!" added Andrea.

FlipCity is a web service created by E-Book Systems to help users convert PDF documents into realistic page-flipping digital publications ("FlipBooks") with just a few clicks. Users simply need to sign up for a free account at FlipCity, upload their PDF document and it will be converted instantaneously into a FlipBook which appears as a 3-D page-flipping virtual book on the computer. There is a 7-day free trial period for every converted PDF. If the user is satisfied with the created FlipBook, he can pay anytime within the trial period to keep the FlipBook. With the download feature, users can also choose to download the entire FlipBook from FlipCity upon purchase and host it elsewhere or put it on CDs for offline distribution.

Once the FlipBook is created, it can be easily viewed by E-Book Systems' latest digital publication reader FlipViewer(R) Xpress. This is a Flash-based viewer which can run on multiple operating system platforms including Windows and Mac. As an ideal way for reading a publication online, FlipViewer(R) Xpress features an intuitive page-flipping interface that lets readers "turn" pages, rapidly skim content and go directly to a certain page number -- just like reading or browsing through a printed publication. While users are reading the current page, the next few pages are streaming into the PC, so every page is only a click away. Readers can immediately visit the publishers' or advertisers' websites by clicking on links on pages and advertisements inside the digital publication. To top it all, readers can also search for text, add bookmarks, and even notes.

FlipCity enables users to quickly create page-flipping digital publications out of their PDFs and with digital publications, users can reach out to more readers via the Internet globally in addition to saving printing cost. For more information, contact E-Book Systems via phone at (408) 625-8000, via email at [email protected] or online at http://www.flipcity.com.

About E-Book Systems
E-Book Systems (www.ebooksys.com) was founded in 1998 with a mission to bring the natural look and feel of the paper-based book into the domain of computers and the Internet. E-Book Systems specializes in providing software tools and services for the e-Publishing market. E-Book System's products make use of its proprietary patented Digital Flip(R) user interface technology to deliver multimedia content and information such as PDF, video, audio, digital image, text, etc. via an impressive 3D Page-Flipping interface, which appears as a virtual FlipBook. These content could be streamed or delivered both online and offline through E-Book's OpenFlip(TM) format.

E-Book Systems, a private on-going corporation, has offices in California (Santa Clara), China (Beijing), Japan (Tokyo), Berlin (Germany) and Singapore. Investors include Creative Technology Ltd. and SOFTBANK Creative, a subsidiary of SOFTBANK Corp. E-Book Systems' products are distributed worldwide, including the U.S., Europe, China, Japan and Asia Pacific Region.

About Mexigo City
Mexigo City offers all the information one needs to travel to Mexico City and its surroundings in a safe and fun way. Mexigo City provides maps, tips on transportation, recommendations, nightlife and much more. For more information, visit http://www.mexigocity.com/en/.

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