MagCloud is an American online publishing service founded by
Hewlett-Packard in 2008 and sold to
Blurb, Inc. in 2014.
Mag is an abbreviation for magazine, while cloud is a synonym for online.
Product
MagCloud allows users to
self-publish
Self-publishing is the publication of media by its author at their own cost, without the involvement of a publisher. The term usually refers to written media, such as books and magazines, either as an ebook or as a physical copy using POD (pri ...
and distribute content, for business or personal use, as a professional-quality print publication or digitally for mobile and online viewing. Magazines are printed in full color via the
HP Indigo Division on high quality paper in a variety of sizes and formats at a cost of US$0.16 or $0.20 per page, plus shipping and handling.
Authors set the cost for the publication and can markup to receive profits from MagCloud monthly. MagCloud offers users a variety of publishing and distributions services including automated ordering, print management, worldwide shipping, direct mail services, digital distribution and an online storefront, all free of charge.
In addition to discovery on the market for new, small publications, the service is used by existing magazines and publications such as STACK Models Magazine with a more traditional distribution method to make back issues available for sale.
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Online publishing companies of the United States
Ebook suppliers
File sharing communities
Privately held companies of the United States
American companies established in 2008
Internet properties established in 2008
2008 establishments in the United States