What is HB Flipbook?
HB Flipbook is an online digital publishing platform made by Heywood & Beaudry Creative Inc. You upload a finished PDF, make it interactive, publish it as an online flipbook, and then share it with a link or embed it on your website. It is not a PDF design tool — you keep designing wherever you already do, and HB Flipbook turns the finished file into a trackable online publication.
How do I turn a PDF into a flipbook?
Create an account, upload your PDF, and HB Flipbook converts every page into an online flipbook automatically. You can then add links, buttons, email and phone links, video embeds and invisible hotspots, apply your logo and colours, publish the publication, and share the link or copy the embed code for your website.
How much does HB Flipbook cost?
There is a Free plan for three published flipbooks. Starter is CAD $12 per month or CAD $120 per year (USD $9 per month or USD $90 per year). Pro is CAD $32 per month or CAD $320 per year (USD $24 per month or USD $240 per year). Business starts at CAD $79 per month or CAD $790 per year (USD $59 per month or USD $590 per year) and includes 3 seats. Yearly billing works out to two months free compared with paying monthly.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan lets you publish three flipbooks with no credit card, so you can upload a PDF and see the published result before paying for anything.
What is the difference between Starter, Pro and Business?
Free allows 3 published flipbooks and includes your own logo and colours, interactive links, buttons, media, downloads and hotspots, with a small HB Flipbook badge on the viewer. Starter allows 20 published flipbooks and adds removing that badge, password protection and PDF downloads. Pro allows 50 published flipbooks and adds lead capture, CSV lead export and reader analytics. Business has no limit on published flipbooks and adds a shared workspace with 3 seats included (up to 25), roles and permissions, integrations, API access, white-label viewer and priority support. Drafts are unlimited on every plan.
Can I password-protect a flipbook?
Yes. Password protection is available on the Starter plan and above. A protected publication can also be kept on a private link or unpublished. Password-protected publications are never exposed to search engines or listed publicly, so protected content stays private.
Can I track flipbook analytics?
Yes. Every publication reports total views, unique sessions, average pages per session, a completion figure and the number of views for each individual page, so you can see how far readers get and which pages hold their attention. Tracking can be switched off for a publication.
Can I brand my digital flipbook?
Applying your own logo, brand colours, background and viewer styling is included on every plan, including Free. Removing the HB Flipbook badge from the viewer is available on Starter and above.
Can I embed a flipbook on my website?
Yes. Each published flipbook has a share link and an embed code you can paste into your own website or CMS, so the publication appears inside your page rather than sending visitors elsewhere.
Who is HB Flipbook for?
It is built for agencies, marketers, real estate professionals, publishers, founders and growing businesses that already send catalogues, brochures, magazines, lookbooks, reports and pitch decks as PDFs and want a shareable, measurable online version instead of an attachment.