1) What do I need to get started?
You will need to complete a simple form and supply us with some key assets for your custom-branded app (background images, copy, etc.). See here for more info.
Please see our App Solution Overview section for full details about app features and the App Build process.
Once we have deployed your custom-branded app, you can start publishing digital publications within it, which will require a PDF and any multimedia assets that you want on your pages such as video, audio, images for slideshows or interactive overlays.
2) How long will it take to get me on the app stores?
Quicker than you might think! Building your app will usually take less than a week, plus any additional time involved in your approval and amends. Apple and Google usually take around 7 days to approve apps once they have been submitted to the App Store, which our team do on your behalf. Usually, apps can be live in less than a month.
3) Will one app work on all devices or do I need one for each operating system?
At YUDU, we build native applications for each platform: iOS, Android and/or Windows, according to your requirements.
Publishing is centrally controlled via YUDU Publisher, so you only need to create your digital publications once before pushing them out to all your apps.
Cross-platform user-generated content (UGC) is also available and often used by textbook publishers and corporate training providers. This means any notes, highlights or bookmarks that users add to their publications can be synced and displayed across all versions of your YUDU app, as well as the Web browser version of your publications.
For more information, please do not hesitate to call or email enquiries@yudu.com.
4) Will I have to share the app with others?
Our custom-branded apps are entirely your own and you will not be sharing any in-app promotional/shelf space with any competitors.
However, you could choose to include several of your own publication titles within a single app, with the option of assigning these to their own category.
5) Can I proofread my publications before they go live?
Yes. You can generate as many previews as necessary to proofread your publications before they are published to your live app(s). Simply log in to the YUDU proofing app and test it out. If you are producing digital publications on behalf of your own clients, you may wish to have your own branded proofing app so that you can offer the same service to them.
6) Can I add interactivity to my publication?
Of course! With our Overlay Editor functionality you are able to overlay interactive content directly onto pages or within triggered lightboxess, either to be downloaded with the publication or streamed via the internet. Please see here for more information on multimedia types.
7) Can I control who can access my app?
Certainly. All YUDU applications can be protected via a username and password facility, allowing you to produce a ‘closed-access’ application.
Furthermore, each login has a pre-determined number of devices it can access, so you can rest assured that your content is safe with YUDU.
9) How secure is my app?
Our applications are a very secure method of providing digital content to your readership through subscription and offer several layers of protection, from the store that it is hosted on, to the fact that the content cannot be ripped/removed from your publications.
This can be further restricted by a closed-access app controlled via a username and password should you have sensitive information. YUDU Publisher is also protected by 2FA.
10) Can I get stats and user data from the app?
Yes you can. YUDU provides statistics for each publication published in the app. The download information of each application can be accessed through the relevant aggregator store (iTunes, Google Play, etc.).
11) Is there a limit to how many publications/books/magazines I can place in the app?
There is absolutely no limit.