Publishing options for your flipbooks explained

Learn how to protect your content and optimize distribution by managing access to your flipbooks using Flipsnack's visibility settings.

Table of contents:

Overview

Available publishing options

Public 

Unlisted

Password locked

Private

How to publish your flipbook? 

How to set the default visibility of your flipbooks? 

Overview 

Whether launching marketing campaigns or sharing confidential internal documents, Flipsnack's publishing options give you complete control over who can access your content. This guide shows you how to leverage these settings to protect sensitive information while maximizing content reach.

Key benefits

Global distribution: 

• Reach worldwide audiences instantly through public sharing;
• Share marketing content across all channels with one link;
• Track engagement with built-in analytics.

Secured internal communication: 

• Protect sensitive company information with private sharing;
• Control team-level access to confidential documents;
• Maintain security with password protection.

Requirements

• Starter plan for public, by email and unlisted sharing. 
• Professional plan for password-locked sharing. 
• Business plan for fully branded email sharing. 
• Enterprise plan for private sharing with readers only or SSO. 

Available publishing options

Watch the following video on publishing options if you prefer this format:  

 

 

Flipsnack’s sharing options are divided into two categories, public and private, giving you complete control over who can access your content.  

Once a flipbook is edited and ready to be shared, you will have our publishing options available after you hit the Share now button, located in the upper right corner: Public, Unlisted, Password locked, Private. Let’s explore each.

 

Public

Best for: Maximum content exposure and SEO benefits:  

• this visibility option is set by default
• available for all users
• flipbook visible to everyone, meaning it will appear on your public Flipsnack profile
• flipbook indexed by search engines
• shareable via direct link. 

Unlisted

Best for: Unindexed content and collaborative projects

• flipbook is accessible only via direct link
• not indexed by search engines
• perfect for sharing with specific external stakeholders
• available with a Starter plan and above. 

If you want to learn how to identify the status of your flipbooks correctly, read this article about flipbook status labels.

Password locked

Best for: Controlled-access documents or client-specific materials, 

• flipbook requires password authentication
• additional security layer for sensitive content
• trackable access through analytics
• available with a Professional plan and above. 

Find more about this sharing option in our article about password-protected flipbooks. 

Private

Best for: Internal communications or sensitive company documents, 

• offers the highest level of security
• flipbook only accessible to specific people only
• user authentication is required 
• available with Business and Enterprise plans

Now, let’s briefly touch on private sharing options that give you granular control over content access.

• Share flipbooks with specific people by email.
• Share flipbooks with readers only. 
• You can share flipbooks with people behind your SSO wall without creating an account for each participant. 

Let’s discuss your private sharing needs and see how Flipsnack can bring value to your company!  

How to publish your flipbook? 

Now, that you've learned about all the publishing options available in Flipsnack, here are the steps to publish your first flipbook:

• Click the Share now button in the top right corner
• Select your publishing option based on the content type
• Configure additional settings as needed (password, specific user access)
• Click the Publish button 

How to set the default visibility of your flipbooks? 

As part of the Enterprise plan, Flipsnack allows you to set a preferred visibility option for your account. The default visibility is set to Public, but you can change it in a few easy steps. To do so, go to Settings, then General, select a visibility option, then click Save changes. 

Here is where you can check or uncheck the Hide the other visibility options checkbox as well. 

By checking this option, everyone from your workspace can publish their flipbooks only with the visibility you have set as default. This will ensure that your publications won’t be accidentally shared with different visibility options. When finished, make sure to click on Save changes for the updates to take place.

 

Next steps

Useful resources: 

Now that your flipbook is published, it’s time to share it with your audience. 

• Learn more about sharing your flipbooks by reading our Help Center article or watching this video on the same topic.
• One-time passcode (OTP) for managing better sharing your flipbooks with externals.
• Learn how to share your publications through SSO without a Flipsnack account. 

FAQ

Common issues and solutions:

How can I unpublish a flipbook?

How to share a flipbook without publishing it first?

How to accept invitation (share with specific people) and how to access the publication?

Flipsnack vs Competitors: Why Flipsnack is the best choice for digital publishing?

 

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