An interactive flipbook vs. a static PDF
Both start from the exact same file. One sits silently in a Downloads folder. The other sells, captures leads, and tells you which page closed the deal. Here’s the honest, line-by-line difference.
Free plan · no credit card · same PDF, no redesign
A static PDF
Emailed as an attachment or dropped behind a link. The reader pinches to zoom, then closes the tab. You never hear about it again.
An interactive flipbook
Same PDF, now a branded, installable catalog. Every page can quote, sell, link and track — and you see exactly what worked.
| Feature | Static PDF | PDF Leads flipbook |
|---|---|---|
| Reading experience | Pinch-to-zoom on a flat file | Page-flip, swipe, scroll — 5 mobile-first reading modes |
| On the reader’s phone | A file buried in Downloads | Installs to the home screen like an app, with your icon |
| Branding | Whatever the PDF viewer shows | Your logo, fonts and colors on every single page |
| Capturing interest | None — they read and leave | Quote forms, email gate, Buy-Now buttons and likes per page |
| Knowing what works | Zero visibility | Per-page views, dwell, drop-off and traffic source |
| Getting in touch | They hunt for your email | Call, WhatsApp & SMS buttons on every page |
| Updating it | Re-send a new attachment | Update once — every link you’ve shared is instantly current |
| Sharing | An attachment, hope it opens | One link: QR codes, email signatures, social cards |
| Bringing readers back | Nothing once it’s closed | Push a flash sale to installed readers, no ad spend |
| Cost to start | Free — but completely silent | Free plan — your same catalog, now selling |
Three things your catalog should do — that a PDF never will.
Capture the lead on the page
A PDF can’t ask a question. Every flipbook page carries a quote form, an email gate and Buy-Now links — and the exact page travels with the request, so context never gets lost.
Tell you what actually worked
With a PDF you’re blind. PDF Leads shows per-page views, dwell, drop-off and likes — and whether they came in by QR, social card or email signature.
Bring the reader back
A PDF ends when they close it. An installed catalog becomes a channel — send a flash sale or a new-catalog alert straight to their home screen, no ad budget.
You keep the PDF. You just stop sending it flat.
Upload the catalog you already print. The first page becomes the cover automatically. Apply your branding preset and share one link — it works in email signatures, on QR codes, in WhatsApp and on social.
Update it once and every link you’ve ever shared is current. No re-sending a “v2 FINAL” attachment again.
Upload your catalog →Straight answers
Do I have to rebuild my catalog?
No. PDF Leads works with the exact PDF you already print. Upload it, apply a branding preset, and share — the first page automatically becomes the cover.
Isn’t a flipbook just a PDF with page-turn animation?
The reading modes are the surface. Underneath, every page can capture a quote, gate an email, link to checkout, play a video and report its own analytics — none of which a PDF can do.
Will it still work for people who just want to read?
Yes. Readers can flip, swipe or scroll on any device, and install it to their home screen. The selling layer is there when they’re ready, never in the way.
What does it cost to try?
There’s a free forever plan — 3 PDFs and quote capture, no credit card. Paid plans start at $19/month when the leads start coming in.