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FlipViewer® Compatibility
Internet Explorer (as default browser)
 
FlipViewer® is compatible with IE 6.01 or above.

In this scenario, user has IE specified as default browser on his or her desktop and has installed FlipViewer®.

Whenever user clicks on a Flipbook link or (*.opf) file from a webpage, FlipViewer® will be launched automatically to display the FlipBook. All this happens seamlessly.
 
Netscape and other browsers (as default browser) - a one time setting
 
FlipViewer® is also compatible with Netscape and other non-IE browsers.

In this scenario, user has Netscape or other non-IE browser specified as default browser on his or her desktop and has installed FlipViewer®.

When the user clicks on a Flipbook link or (*.opf) file for the first time, a pop-up will appear on the default browser asking which application should be used for opening the .opf file.

At this point, just click on the Browse button and look for the FlipViewer® application to open the file. The default installation path for FlipViewer® is at:
C:\Program Files\E-Book Systems\FlipViewer\FlipViewer.exe

The user could also click on the checkbox to indicate "Don't ask this question again" so that the pop-up will not appear and the FlipBook will be opened immediately upon clicking.
 
ONE WEB SERVER SETTING to serve FlipViewer® FlipBooks:
 
There is only one web server based setting to support FlipViewer® book. This setting is for Netscape user.

i) The server administrator has to set the following MIME Type for "opf" files:
File extension MIME Type Setting
opf application/x-opf
 
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"We wanted to offer something different to our readers, and putting the magazine online in this format enabled us to provide them with a multimedia experience unlike any other paintball magazine...

We chose E-Book Systems' technology because of all the extra elements it has allowed us to incorporate into publishing our digital issues...

Since introducing the digital issues, the reader response has been overwhelmingly positive...

We've seen the numbers for our online subscriptions growing steadily, with a 100% increase in online subscriptions ..."
- Cheryl Amaya,
   Publisher of Paintball 2Xtremes

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