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Partnership to enable publishers to convert existing PDFs into digital magazines to be viewed with WoodWing´s Reader App.

WoodWing Software, a supplier of cross-media publishing solutions for print, online, mobile and tablets, today announced a technology partnership with The Saints, a developer of innovative mobile software solutions and services based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The Saints developed a solution that enables publishers to convert existing PDF files of their publications into digital magazines which can be viewed in WoodWing´s Reader App on the iPad.

This solution consists of a free add-on for WoodWing's iPad Reader App, in combination with a Web-based conversion service "pdftotablet", also developed by The Saints.

Conversion of PDFs into zoomable Digital Magazines
Publishers that are registered for the service just need to upload their PDFs to www.pdftotablet.com. After processing, they can download a digital magazine issue, which can be distributed via WoodWing´s hosted Content Delivery Service like any other digital magazine issue created with WoodWing´s Digital Magazine Tools.

Readers can zoom into the PDF pages of the digital magazines viewed in WoodWing´s Reader App. Additional interactivity through WoodWing's Enterprise publishing system, as well as search options in the app, will be available in the near future.

"At The Saints, we focus on the development of software solutions for mobile platforms like Apple´s iOS, Android, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry," said Andre Valkenburg, Managing Director of The Saints. "It was a logical step for us to contribute our know-how in the development of solutions for tablet devices. WoodWing is the leading supplier of cross-platform tablet publishing solutions, so we are very happy about this partnership."

"We are very pleased about the partnership with The Saints," said Erik Schut, President of WoodWing Software. "With this add-on to our iPad Reader and the service developed by The Saints, we enable publishers to easily re-publish archived PDF issues of their publications to the iPad. This is also a great solution as an easy first step for publishers to publish to the iPad with a smooth growth path to full interactive publications. Within one app, you can mix these PDF issues with full interactive Digital Magazines. From a technical point of view, this integration is a perfect showcase of the extensibility of our iPad app. This is one of the endless amount of things that can be done via our extensive APIs."

WoodWing customers have created more than 75 apps and produced more than 500 digital publications using WoodWing´s Digital Magazine Tools. WoodWing offers a continuously updated list of iPad apps created with its Digital Magazine Tools.

About The Saints
The Saints is located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has been in mobile software development since 2005. The company has created several leading and unique products and services for its clients. Development is done on all mobile software platforms and since early this year, also on the iPad and Android tablets. As one of Europe's leading mobile application developers, The Saints offers mobile and tablet development with a strong focus on creating relevance for publishers, festivals, retailers and major brands. More information can be found at www.the-saints.nl.

About WoodWing

WoodWing Software, with 85 employees, was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in The Netherlands. WoodWing creates the most progressive solutions available on the market for the production of print, online and tablet publications. Rapid growth worldwide and success across the full spectrum of small to large publishers demonstrate that WoodWing markets the best tools for the best price. WoodWing's customers include renowned magazine, newspaper and book publishers, as well as communication agencies and corporate customers.



WoodWing Software is located in Zaandam, The Netherlands, and has regional sales companies for Europe, the USA, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Customers are served through select partners.

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Press contact The Saints
Andre Valkenburg
Managing Director 


T: 0031-20-63 64 87 



E: andre[at]the-saints.nl

Press contact WoodWing
Stefan Horst

PR Manager 

T: 0049-151-12 72 63 62
E: sho[at]woodwing.com

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