Shorthand versus Issuu

Shorthand is the Issuu alternative for creating beautiful visual content for the web. Build everything from reports to digital magazines to delight your audience — on any device. No code or web design expertise required.

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"I think the design could be improved to make it feel a bit more premium."

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"I wish that there were more customization options."

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"Platforms similar to Shorthand are at their best when they are quick and easy to use; Shorthand is both and what's more, it's a breeze to put together rich content in no time."

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Anyone can create immersive web content with Shorthand.

Let’s face it: Flipbooks are easy to make, but terrible to read. They force your audience to zoom, squint, and — bizarrely for the web — flip virtual pages to engage with your content.

Most people don’t bother reading them. And why would they? The rest of the web has moved on. It’s now possible for anyone to create stunning, visual web content in minutes. No code or web design skills required.

6 reasons to choose Shorthand over Issuu

“I’d call Shorthand revolutionary. It’s completely changed the way we create digital content, and our engagement has increased dramatically for the better, with people going out of their way to tell us how beautiful the Shorthand stories are.”

Camille Layt, Corporate Publications Advisor, University of Queensland

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Build beautifully immersive content without code or web design

It’s been far too hard to create immersive, interactive content for the web. Developers and web designers are too expensive to use at scale, and your generic CMS just doesn’t cut the mustard.

That’s why the world’s leading content teams are building stunning content at scale with Shorthand.

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“There's something about knowing that you're giving supporters something beautiful and well thought out as a piece of content, and the qualitative feedback that we get is great.”

Hollie Pycroft, Senior Digital Content Editor, ActionAid