Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition / FAQ

Adobe Digital Publishing Suite is a complete solution that enables individual designers, traditional media publishers, large brand organizations, and ad agencies to transform their print publications into interactive digital reading experiences for tablet devices. Consisting of hosted services and viewer technology, Digital Publishing Suite tightly integrates with Adobe InDesign® CS6 software for efficient design, distribution, and monetization of a new class of innovative magazines, newspapers, brand loyalty materials, merchandising content, marketing communications, and more.

A wide range of media publishers such as Condé Nast, Martha Stewart Living Omnicom, Bonnier, Reader's Digest, and others have used Digital Publishing Suite to produce iconic titles such as WIRED, The New Yorker, Vogue, Martha Stewart Living, DN+, Reader's Digest, and Clear Magazine. Businesses such as Sotheby's, RCI, Credit Suisse, and Deloitte are using Digital Publishing Suite to produce corporate publications such as exhibit catalogs, travel guides, and brand loyalty applications. Additionally, small organizations such as Alan Mascord Design Associates and the United States Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association are using Digital Publishing Suite to create design portfolios and safety guide applications. Visit the customers page for more stories about how customers have achieved success with Digital Publishing Suite.

Digital Publishing Suite includes the following components (features vary by edition — see the buying guide for a complete feature comparison):

• Folio Producer Service: Share, manage, and publish .folio files to tablet devices. Upload .folio files directly from InDesign CS6 to an intuitive hosted service in which you can assemble and reorder content, add .folio and article metadata, and preview the complete .folio file as it will appear in published form on tablet devices. The Folio Producer Service supports a range of file formats including PDF, JPEG, and HTML5.
  
• Viewer Builder Service: Upload your icons and assets to build a branded application for distribution through leading app marketplaces. Create single-.folio or multi-.folio* applications that support purchase through application marketplaces or direct entitlement. Streamline management of your applications. Enterprise Edition customers can customize the toolbar in branded applications to include up to five unique icons and create applications for private distribution within an organization.
• Content Viewer: Leverage Content Viewer for iPad to enable immersive reading experiences on tablet devices.  Minimal chrome, innovative navigation features such as the zoomed-out "browse mode," and dual-axis navigation allow readers to engage with content in new and exciting ways.

The DPS Desktop tools available in InDesign CS6 include the Folio Overlays panel, Folio Builder panel, and Content Viewer for Desktop, which allow you to create and preview digital content, including brochures and annual reports with engaging elements such as 360-degree object rotation and image panoramas. InDesign CS6 integrates with Digital Publishing Suite, allowing you to upload your content directly to Digital Publishing Suite from In Design for additional production and publication to the iPad.

Yes, InDesign CS5, CS5.5, or CS6 is required to access Digital Publishing Suite services. InDesign integrates with Digital Publishing Suite to provide an end-to-end publishing workflow. InDesign is the authoring tool required to build the .folio; the .folio is then managed in Digital Publishing Suite, bundled as an app.

Single Edition is available on Adobe.com for a one-time cost of US$395. This edition allows you to publish one app to the Apple App Store.

This pricing reflects Adobe's direct pricing for the U.S. Prices in other geographies may differ. For more details on pricing, see the buying guide.

No, at this time there is no education discount available for Single Edition.

When you are ready to publish your single-issue app to the Apple App Store, you will go into the Viewer Builder to build your Custom Viewer. You will be required to enter your serial number in the Viewer Builder Service before you can submit your final app to the App Store for approval.

Yes. If you are a freelance designer and want to publish on behalf of a client, you can do that. Simply make sure you have the appropriate Apple Developer credentials (you do not need to be a developer to get these but may be subject to Apple's terms and conditions) and a Single Edition serial number.

No. Once you publish content to the App Store with Single Edition, updates are not available to that content.

While you can use a Mac or a PC to create a .folio in InDesign and access the Folio Producer Service, a Mac is required to access the Viewer Builder Service, as currently this is a Mac-only application.

Creative agencies, design agencies, and print service providers are able to purchase Digital Publishing Suite to use it for publishing clients' content to tablet devices. Agencies can use .folio download bundles across multiple customers. The agency has the option to purchase additional .folio bundles as needed during the term of the agreement. Please note, however, that this agency model limits access to production tools, dashboards, and analytics to only the agency that purchased Digital Publishing Suite. Clients cannot be given access to the agency's Digital Publishing Suite account.

The agency model allows agencies to better serve their clients and expand their portfolio to include creation, distribution, and optimization of tablet content. Additional restrictions may apply.  Contact Adobe or an Adobe authorized reseller for more information.

Visit the Digital Publishing Gallery to view a gallery of publications created using Digital Publishing Suite, including content created with Single Edition, Professional Edition, and Enterprise Edition.

Digital Publishing Suite meets the needs of everyone from freelance designers to large organizations that want to create and deliver a branded reading experience using existing skills, build on their investment in Creative Suite, and take advantage of flexible pricing models.

Currently Viewer Builder is available only as a Mac OS application, which means that in order for Single Edition customers to submit an app to the Apple App Store, they need access to a Mac. To learn when Viewer Builder is available for Windows, check the Digital Publishing Suite system requirements.

Once you have purchased your Single Edition serial number and redeemed it by submitting an app to the App Store, we cannot provide a refund. However, in the event that your app is rejected, you will have the opportunity to make changes to your application and resubmit it. Note that you will need to resubmit your app within one year of the original purchase date of the serial number.

Digital Publishing Suite is available in three editions: Single Edition for small design studios and freelance designers, Professional Edition for midsize publishers and businesses, and Enterprise Edition for large, global organizations.

• Single Edition enables freelance designers and small design firms to create and publish a single-.folio application to the iPad. With Single Edition, the content is included in the application as a single download from the Apple App Store. It is not necessary to purchase additional .folio file downloads, as the .folio file is included directly in the application. Single Edition is available for purchase on Adobe.com. If you think you will be updating your content frequently, consider purchasing Professional Edition, which allows you to create a multi-.folio application so you can push new content to the same application, eliminating the need to create a new application for new content. Learn more about Single Edition.
• Professional Edition is an off-the-shelf tablet publishing solution that allows you to create, publish, sell, and optimize your content for multiple tablet devices. Professional Edition is for organizations that publish content frequently and require the ability to sell single issues or content subscriptions (as supported through individual app stores). Professional Edition requires payment of both a platform fee for access to the Digital Publishing Suite platform and a .folio download bundle fee that is based on the number of .folio file downloads purchased. Professional Edition is available as a monthly subscription (Professional Edition Monthly) or an annual purchase (Professional Edition Annual).
  — Professional Edition Monthly: Allows you to pay for access to the Digital Publishing Suite platform on a month-to-month basis and purchase smaller size .folio bundles. Can be purchased on Adobe.com via credit card.
  — Professional Edition Annual: Allows you to pay for 12 months of access to the Digital Publishing Suite platform up front and purchase larger size .folio file download bundles, which are priced based on volume. Learn more about Professional Edition.
• Enterprise Edition is a custom publishing solution that includes access to APIs for integration with back-end publishing services such as subscription management, print fulfillment, and dynamic rich media ad platforms. Enterprise Edition offers many advantages, including the ability to create custom viewers, unique HTML5 stores for in-application merchandising of content and services, dynamic serving of targeted, rich media advertising, and access to more in-depth analytic reports through tight integration with SiteCatalyst (requires purchase of separate SiteCatalyst account). Enterprise Edition also includes both a platform fee and a .folio bundle download fee.  In addition, Adobe offers professional services to support enterprise-level custom engagements. Learn more about Enterprise Edition.
  
  

Yes. The Enterprise and Professional editions of Digital Publishing Suite includes a full set of APIs to allow media and business publishers to extend and integrate Digital Publishing Suite into their existing print fulfillment subscription management and ad serving platforms.

For Single Edition, content can be viewed on the iPad 1, the iPad 2, or the new iPad. For Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition, Digital Publishing Suite includes Content Viewer for iPad, Content Viewer for Android, and Content Viewer for Desktop. This allows readers to consume content on all iPad devices, and all Android based tablet devices.

Yes. Digital Publishing Suite will leverage the best tools and technologies to deliver engaging publishing experiences. Adobe currently supports development for HTML5 and will continue to do so as it matures. Digital Publishing Suite allows you the freedom to choose the technologies and workflows best suited to creating innovative interactive content for your organization or enterprise. Designers will be able to take advantage of the following to create high-performance interactive reader experiences:

• Prebuilt interactive overlays (audio, video, 360-degree rotation, slide shows, pan and zoom, and hyperlink)
• lnDesign CS5, CS5.5, or CS6 to create rich interactivity that can be added to a digital magazine layout
• HTML5 (across all mobile device browsers)
• Adobe Flash® Professional software