MagCloud is a new on-demand publishing website that lets anyone create a full color, high quality magazine. This revolutionary software is still in beta testing, but the results shown so far have been amazing.
MagCloud allows anyone to upload their magazine in PDF format, for free, via their web application. It then costs only 20 cents per page to get your magazine printed and bound in brilliant full color on 80lb paper. You also have to cover shipping costs, but you can have your own 40-page magazine printed for less than $10 an issue!
Magazine publishers can also make money off the sale of their magazines with MagCloud. You set a purchase price for your magazine, and you get to keep all profits over the 20 cents per page base price. It has never been so easy to enter the world of publishing. There are no overhead costs, and you make money off of every issue printed.
MagCloud has the potential to be truly revolutionary thanks to the technology behind the scenes. The software is powered by HP Labs, which uses its amazing Indigo printers to create amazing looking pages that will make your magazine become a work of art.
MagCloud is still in its beta testing phase, and they are offering free draft printing so publishers can get their pages looking great before they are release to the public. All you have to do is pay shipping to receive your first issue. This offer won’t be around once MagCloud moves into its final version, so you should take advantage of this while you can.
Signing up to be a publisher is quick and easy. Once you do, they will give you complete instructions on creating print-ready PDFs. For instance, you want to use a resolution of 300 DPI with a page size of 8.5″ x 11″. The bleed is 0.125″ on top and bottom, and 0.25″ on the outside edge. Magazines must also be made in page multiples of 4 (12, 16, 20, etc.).
I would recommend using a quality layout program like Adobe InDesign, which has all the tools you need to create magazine quality PDFs. For a look behind the scenes of MagCloud, check out Derek Powazek’s blog. The NY Times also did a great slideshow audio piece on MagCloud with a look at the publishing process by some students at Cal.
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