Integrating iPaper into Your Site
iPaper is the best way to view documents on the web, and you can add iPaper documents to your web pages quickly and easily. There are several methods you can use to embed iPaper in your website, each geared toward specific requirements:
Custom Integration with the Scribd API
Use the Scribd API to harness the full power of Scribd's scalable conversion system, storage system, ad network, search engine, and iPaper viewer on your website at no cost to you. The Scribd API is the most powerful and customizable way to upload documents to Scribd, convert documents to iPaper, manage existing documents on your website, and find the content you need - fast. The Scribd API is REST-based and similar in design to Flickr's or Facebook's API, so a basic level of web development experience is required.
Embed Documents on Your Web Pages
Use Simple Embed if you have only a handful of documents. To get started just upload your documents to Scribd. We will instantly convert them to iPaper, store them on our secure servers. and host them on Scribd.com. You can then copy and paste the embed code from Scribd and embed the documents on your website.
Integration Method Comparison
Having trouble deciding which integration method is the best? Check out this table detailing the pros and cons of each method:
| Embed | Scribd API | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Ability Required | Low | High |
| Time Investment | Low | High |
| Customizability | High | High |
| Ability to Handle Many Documents | Low | High |
