Associations & Societies face unique challenges in the digital era: how to balance an obligation to fulfill institutional directives, honor their commitments to their causes and members, and operate within the confines of tight budgets.

iPublishCentral offers Associations & Societies the freedom to create, manage and run feature-rich end user portals around a title or series, through a self serve model without the expense of programmers, conversion specialists and hosting providers. Never before has it been so easy or cost effective to launch unique online content delivery platform.

iPublishCentral also opens up new possibilities for global marketing of titles and alternative revenue models such as subscriptions by series, by individual titles or even chapters. Widgets are another powerful way that Associations & Societies are acquiring much-needed revenues. When a reader discovers a title's Widget online, they are free to view the table of contents, browse a few sample pages or search within the title before purchasing. The 'Buy' link redirects them to the association or society's own electronic content publishing portal, or to online retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Should they find a title particularly interesting, they can share it with their peers via social networks like Facebook.

From harnessing social media to monetizing their archives, the possibilities for Associations & Societies using iPublishCentral are virtually endless.