Barbour Autumn Winter Catalogue on YUDU.com

This week’s featured publication is the Barbour Autumn Winter Collection eCatalogue

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This charming eCatalogue is packed with everything needed to protected you country bumkins against the elements this winter, from the classic barbour jacket to stylish shirts and cosy knitwear.

There’s plenty to satisfy even the most avid shoppers out there, happy shopping!

Edinburgh Festival Daily Guides on YUDU

Edinburgh Fringe Festival comes all but once a year; with so much talent hitting the city the Festival Daily Guide published using YUDU has been essential in planning an entertainment feast.

For three exciting weeks in August the streets, theatres, clubs and every spare nook and cranny of Edinburgh comes alive with thousands of comedians, dancers, actors, street performers and much much more in the world’s biggest arts festival. Edinburgh Festival have published all their guides using YUDU, and dont they just look great!

There are just a few days left to enjoy, so make sure you catch the last few daily guides and make the most of every minute  at the festival.

Anniversary of the death of the “father of science fiction,” Mr H.G.Wells

In celebration the life of the prolific science fiction writer H.G.Wells, we have three of his classics novels for you to dig your teeth into; the hugely popular and influencial, The Time MachineA Modern Utopia and possibly his most famous work of all, The War of the Worlds.

Happy Reading!

YUDU.com comes up trumps in the Sunday Times

One of the UK’s biggest Sunday Newspapers, The Sunday Times, rank YUDU.com in their top 5 ‘design your own’ websites.

If you were flicking through one of the UK’s biggest Sunday newspapers at the weekend you may have come across a handy little article written by Mike Peake, entitled Five Best Design-Your-Own Sites. The article is a rundown of powerful website that can help the creatively minded design their own books, clothes and many other products, with YUDU.com taking the very impressive No. 2 spot.

As Peake outlines, YUDU.com is an easy, accessible free platform that can add a new dimension to your website. An eBook or digital magazine can be created effortlessly by simply uploading a pdf, and hey presto,  you have yourself a page turning online publication that can be embedded on your website or, in essence, used as a website itself.

No 1, zazzle.co.uk is a platforms to turn graphics into transfers for anything from skateboards to hats, bonusprint.co.uk came in 3rd and enables the creation of your own printed book or photo album. Coming in fourth was streetshirts.com, a site that allows you to print and design clothing, while  moonfruit.com, a free online drag-and-drop website-builder, came in 5th.

Some great sites, we’re sure you’ll agree and we’re proud to be up there with the best.

Have a niche title? The Digital Niche Awards are calling!

The first ever Digital Niche Awards will take place in Chicago on the 21st of September.

There are 5 categories, Best Digital Edition, (obviously the most important to all our YUDU users)  Best Website, Best eMarketing Effort, Best eNewsletter and Best Mobile App.

Best Digital Edition will be judged on how the publication entered ties in with your other digital products, its design and ease of use. We know lots of you have outstanding publications that have what it takes to win this category,  so what are you waiting for, enter here.

All entries need to be in by August 18,  2010, good luck!

Celebrate the Life of Hans Christian Andersen with a Collection of his Fairy Tales

Today is the anniversary of the death of the celebrated children’s author Hans Christian Andersen.

During his lifetime he delighted children worldwide with his enchanted stories which have since been translated into over 150 languages and inspired ballets, plays and film. We have a collection of his fairy tales for you to enjoy today including famous works such as “The Snow Queen”, “The Red Shoes” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes.


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Andersen’s Fairy Tales is part of YUDU’s Top 10 Children’s Classics