How and where can you share a flipbook as a direct link?
A short URL that opens your publication on its own, without site branding
Overview
Direct links streamline the distribution of digital publications to organizations' target audiences. This feature enables businesses to share flipbooks efficiently across multiple channels while maintaining brand consistency and tracking engagement.
💡 Benefits of sharing a flipbook as a direct link
- Instant access: Readers open the flipbook straight away, with no site to navigate first.
- One link, always current: Edit the flipbook whenever you like — the link keeps working and shows the latest version.
- Easy to share anywhere: Drop the same link into emails, social posts, QR codes, or printed materials.
- Measurable: Track views and engagement on the link to see what your audience actually reads.
- Professional URLs: Clean, branded addresses that look right next to the rest of your content.
A direct link will open a flipbook page hosted on Flipsnack. The example is from Electrolux.
Requirements
- A Flipsnack account. Available with all plans: free or premium.
How to share a flipbook as a direct link?
- To get the direct link, go to Main dashboard, hover your mouse over your flipbook, and click on the Share button.

- A pop-in window with the direct link and other sharing options will open. Click on it and copy the link directly to your clipboard.

- Now, you can paste the link anywhere you want.
How to share a link to a published flipbook from a current page?
- Open the flipbook in the player, and go to the page you want your readers first to see.
- Head over to the sharing icon, check the box From current page, and click on the Copy flipbook link.

Next steps
- Sharing the full-view link of your flipbook might be helpful for you in the future.
- Learn how to edit the link of a published flipbook and the benefits of a well-created URL.
- Learn how to implement Google Analytics tracking code in Flipsnack for more in-depth statistics.
- Learn what individual trackable links are and how to add them to your publications to access individual statistics.
- Find out how you can share your flipbooks to get more exposure.
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