What We Do

Exact Editions makes magazines, books and other printed documents accessible, searchable and usable on the web. The Exact Editions system processes PDF files supplied by the publisher and stores images and text in a database. The goal of this content management process is that the web version of the printed title should look exactly the same as the printed version. The Exact Editions system also offers publishers a variety of distribution options: titles can be freely sampled by any web user, or individual subscription can be sold, or 'controlled' circulation accounts provided to registered individuals. Exact Editions also now supports institutional access through IP-address-based accounts sold on subscription.

Within the Exact Editions system each print page becomes a web page, so printed pages can be bookmarked, cited and referenced by other users or web applications. The platform also delivers a range of useful enhancements to the printed page: email addresses and urls are rendered as clickable links, ISBNs and telephone numbers (provided that they are in international format) are rendered clickable, and Tables of Contents and Indices are also enriched with live links.