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Sharing flipbooks via email explained

Compare sending straight from Flipsnack with using your own email provider, and see when your visibility setting requires readers to log in.

There are several ways to share a flipbook via email using Flipsnack:

1. Send via Flipsnack

Go to Details → Click Share → Choose Send Email.

Depending on your plan:

  • Enterprise users can customize branding and send to up to 1,000 contacts.

  • Other plans allow sending to one email address at a time.

2. Send Using Your Own Email Provider

You can embed your flipbook in platforms like:

  • Mailgun

  • Amazon SES

  • Thunderbird

  • Gmail (via Chrome extensions like HTML Inserter for Gmail or GMass)

Do Viewers Need a Flipsnack Account?

The need for account login depends on the visibility settings you choose when publishing:

 

Important: If your flipbook is set to Private and shared by email, the recipient must log in to a Flipsnack account (or create one) to access it. This is ideal for internal communications or high-security content.


To allow easier access without requiring sign-in, set your flipbook to:

  • Unlisted (shared via link, not searchable online)

  • Password Locked (adds a layer of protection without login)

How to Choose the Right Visibility Option

When you publish a flipbook, click the Share Now button and choose from:

  • Public – visible to everyone, indexed by search engines

  • Unlisted – visible only via link, not indexed

  • Password Locked – access protected by password

  • Private – restricted to specific users with Flipsnack login

  • One Time Password –OTP securely shares flipbooks externally without Flipsnack account needed

Important: OTP delivered via email upon an access request; needs access to the recipient email address; is available with the Enterprise plan


Enterprise users can even set a default visibility across the workspace and restrict other options.