Yumpu

{{Short description|Swiss online magazine}} {{Multiple issues| {{notability|product|date=October 2023}} {{COI|date=October 2023}} {{Primary sources|date=October 2023}} }} {{Infobox company | name = Yumpu | logo = | type = AG | industry = Electronic Publishing | founded = 2011 | founder = Norbert Rom | hq_location = Diepoldsau, Switzerland | owner = | website = {{url|https://www.yumpu.com/}} | slogan = | language = | key people = }}

'''Yumpu''' is an electronic publishing platform of i-Magazine AG, based in Diepoldsau (Switzerland).

== History ==

Yumpu was launched in 2011 as a self-publishing service for B2B by Norbert Rom's ''i-magazine AG'' (founded 2006).<ref>The next Generation of Digital Publishing. In: Victoria Mediaplanet ([https://victoria.mediaplanet.com/app/uploads/sites/150/2022/01/Final_yumpu_4S_.pdf online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718141106/https://victoria.mediaplanet.com/app/uploads/sites/150/2022/01/Final_yumpu_4S_.pdf |date=2023-07-18 }}; retrieved 6 May 2023)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kunz |first=Sarah |title=Digitale Transformation von Printpublikationen am Beispiel von Yumpu News, Die Zeit und NZZ |url=https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/read/68110539/digitale-transformation-von-printpublikationen-am-beispiel-von-yumpu-news-die-zeit-und-nzz |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=yumpu.com |language=de}}</ref> I-magazine AG, in turn, is a subsidiary of ''adRom Holding AG'', which was also founded by Norbert Rom.<ref>Care-Pakete vom Chef persönlich. In: Vorarlberger Nachrichten. 4 April 2020.</ref> In 2016, ''Yummy Publishing GmbH'' was founded in Austria as a subsidiary of i-Magazine AG, which supports the parent company with various services.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-03-20 |title=Yumpu.com – The next Generation of Digital Publishing. |url=https://www.meedia.de/old_sponsored-post/yumpucom-the-next-generation-of-digital-publishing-a8e4abcbcae453b92932fd47484e9d75 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www.meedia.de |publisher=Meedia |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":0">Der digitale Zeitungskiosk für die Handtasche. In: Vorarlberger Nachrichten, p. 21. 5 October 2018 .</ref>

In January 2020, in addition to the B2B-service Yumpu Publishing, the YumpuNews service launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as a B2C-service, with newspapers in the German language available.<ref name=":2" /> Since February 2021, it has beend including UK newspapers.<ref name=":3">Freddy Mayhew: Yumpu News for publishers: Spotify-style platform tested in Germany arrives in the UK. In: PressGazette. 21 January 2021. ([https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/yumpu-news-for-publishers-spotify-style-platform-arrives-uk/ online], retrieved 24 May 2023)</ref><ref>Q&A: YumpuNews, online magazine and newspaper subscription platform. In: WNIP - Whats new in publishing ([https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/qa-yumpunews-online-magazine-and-newspaper-subscription-platform/ online]; retrieved 5 May 2023). </ref> The company calls Yumpu News the "Spotify for publishers" and includes a revenue-sharing business model.<ref name=":3" />

In the global Alexa website ranking of 2019, Yumpu is among the top 3.000 websites in the world.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> In 2020, publishers included approximately 24.000 educational institutions, 26.000 government institutions, and 1.200 institutional publishers. Yumpu had more than 15 million readers per month in 2020.<ref name=":2" />

== Corporate structure == Yumpu is the platform of i-Magazine AG, a subsidiary of adRom Holding AG. I-Magazine is also the parent company of Yummy Publishing GmbH.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />

The headquarters of i-Magazine is in Diepoldsau (Switzerland). The managing director of the company is Norbert Rom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=i-magazine AG, Diepoldsau, Schweiz |url=https://www.northdata.de/i-magazine+AG,+Diepoldsau/CHE-113.772.377 |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=www.northdata.de |language=de}}</ref>

== Functions == Yumpu Publishing offers digital page-turning software for publishers. Since 2020, it has been using its proprietary software to build a "digital newsstand".<ref name=":3" /> The service is also offered as a mobile app, the ''Yumpu Publishing AppKiosk''.

With Yumpu, an interactive publication can be created from a PDF, which can then be embedded and offered for sale on websites, blogs or on social networks. While the publisher decides on the content type of their publication, Yumpu Publishing converts any PDF into a page-turning ePaper. This ePaper can be provided with multimedia elements such as sound, video, images and links.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |title=Yumpu Publishing {{!}} Kostenlose Publishing Software |url=https://www.yumpu.com/de/publishing-software/free |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www.yumpu.com |language=de}}</ref> The PDFs are readable by search engines like Google.<ref name=":0" />

The Yumpu Publishing service can be used for free or through a paid subscription. The paid subscription comes at four different levels, where publishers also have the option to gain access to data about their publications.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Yumpu Publishing |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/publishing-software/free |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=www.yumpu.com |language=en}}</ref>

Yumpu News is a subscription-based platform through which users can read various news publications. Its service can initially be used for 30 days in a free trial subscription; after that, a paid registration is necessary.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yumpu News |url=https://www.yumpu.com/news/de |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=yumpu.com |language=en}}</ref> It is available on desktop and mobile apps.<ref name=":3" />

== Awards ==

* 2022: VAMP Award Austria – Bronze in the category "The most attractive sales promotion"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preisträger 2022 |url=https://www.vamp-award.at/preistraeger-2022/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=VAMP Award |language=de-DE}}</ref> * 2022: EFFIE Award Austria – Bronze with the project "Yumpu – the digital kiosk“ in the "Newcomer" category<ref>{{Cite web |title=EFFIE Preisträger 2022 |url=https://www.iaa-austria.at/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EFFIE-PreistraegerInnen-2022.pdf |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=iaa Austria |archive-date=2023-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718141106/https://www.iaa-austria.at/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EFFIE-PreistraegerInnen-2022.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://www.yumpu.com/ Yumpu Website] * [https://www.yummy.digital/ Yummy Digital]

Category:Electronic publishing Category:Publishing Category:2011 establishments in Switzerland