4 great tools to produce your own PDF bookazine

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Tue, 26 May 2026 19:04:25 +0000

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How to turn your top content into a bookazine or get AI to do it for you.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A lot of work goes into producing the content for your website, so its important to find ways to make sure it repays some of that hard work and gives your audience what theyre looking for.

One way to do this is by repurposing existing articles into new formats such as bookazines: one-off PDF publications that offer readers a deep dive on a single topic. Bookazines look smart, help to build your brand authority, and can even be used as a lead-generation tool. Best of all, there are a number
of different AI tools out there that can all but automate the process, taking your content and serving it up in a glossy bookazine format. Depending on the final output youre hoping for, different tools offer a range of strengths and weaknesses, with the tradeoff typically sitting between ease-of-use and creative control. Latest Videos From You may like I tried 70+ best AI tools
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Heres how you can create different types of Bookazine publications using a range of free AI tools. Overview Lovable AI-powered app builder . Overpowered for our needs but packed with functionality and more than capable of creating an attractive PDF booklet. Lovable is great if youre willing to spend a
little time refining your prompt and want minimal human input however its less effective for those who would like to retain some creative control.
Canva digital design software . Canva is already the trusted favourite design platform for many, thanks to its ease of use and wide-ranging functionality. The AI design assistant didnt disappoint, creating a basic but effective template that could be easily edited and embellished by anyone familiar with the platform. FlipHTML5 digital publishing platform . FlipHTML5 did exactly what it said on the tin, creating a straightforward flip booklet with little in the way of added extras. While the output was simple, that isnt always a bad thing, and we could see this working for people dealing with technical information. The range of preset templates covering topics such as training manuals and employee handbooks, makes it clear where this platform does its best work. Gamma.app presentation platform . Gamma.app is designed to do one thing and do it well: convert pre-existing content into an engaging presentation deck. If you want your bookazine to offer an easily scannable overview rather than an in-depth exploration of the topic, the strong visuals and user-friendly layouts offered by Gamma may well draw you in. Getting started The start of the process will be the same whichever tool you go for: select your content and write your prompt. We chose the How to choose an office chair how-to guide as our test content. While some tools will pull
the content directly from a web URL, many struggle, so we also copied the
text from the article into a blank document and saved the images, ensuring that all the content was available in a simple format.

Any regular AI users will know that output is only ever as good as the prompt you provide. We wanted something simple but specific, which gave clear instructions about content and design requirements. When tailoring the prompt to suit your own needs, think about who your audience is and how you want the final product to look and feel. The prompt This is the AI prompt we used to get the best results from each of the tools we tested. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get
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your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Objective

Create a professionally designed PDF booklet (810 pages) using only the content from this article: https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-choose-an-office-chair

The output should be a clean, modern, and user-friendly brochure suitable
for a business or marketing audience. Think like a professional editorial designer creating a branded B2B brochure for a tech publication. What to read next VistaPrint AI logo maker review CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2026 review How to write AI website builder prompts like a high-end design agency

Content Rules

Use only the content from the source article do not invent, expand, or add new information.

You may summarize, restructure, and condense for clarity and layout.

Preserve the original meaning, tone, and key advice, such as:

Importance of ergonomics, adjustability, and lumbar support

Consideration of sitting duration and chair types

Material choices like mesh vs leather

Value vs price when selecting a chair

Design & Branding

Follow TechRadar Pro visual style and branding: TechRadar Pro | Expert
buying advice and guides for small business

Clean, tech-focused aesthetic

Modern sans-serif typography

Include:

Section headers

Pull quotes or highlight boxes

Icons or simple visual cues (e.g. for ergonomics, comfort, budget)

Maintain consistent spacing and hierarchy

Output Requirements

Format content as a ready-to-export PDF layout Creating a polished PDF brochure with Lovable (Image credit: Lovable // Future) Out of all the tools tested, Lovable did the best job of taking the existing content and reformatting it as a Bookazine. It took the brand colours from the TechRadar Pro website without any additional prompting, used the images that we
provided and didnt rewrite the content in short, it followed the prompt to the letter without any handholding from its human supervisor.

The output was not as flashy as some of our other tested platforms, but with minimal input and only around 15 minutes of thinking time, it produced a very solid document.

To use Lovable, youll need to start by signing up for a free account. You can also choose to upgrade to a paid version, which will allow you to get things done a little quicker, and also provide additional team collaboration features. We were able to get everything we needed from the free version.

Once youre in, youll see a familiar chat interface reminiscent of most
popular AI chatbots. Simply paste your prompt in and it will get straight to work with building you a first draft. Lovable was one of the tools that managed to pull content directly from the website, so you shouldnt even need to upload your text and images separately. In our experience, this is the
time to go and refill your coffee but after around 10-20 minutes, you should have something to review.

We were pleasantly surprised to find that the immediate output was very strong, matching the TechRadar Pro branding and using the content wed
provided without any unwelcome embellishments. The formatting wasnt perfect, and we felt the document could be made a little more interesting and
attention grabbing.

These little tweaks are where Lovable excels, as the chatbot format means you can simply start to have a conversation with it about what changes you would like to see, and it will get to work making the refinements. In the free
plan, you are limited to five message credits per day if you need more but dont wish to upgrade, try and offer multiple changes in one message, or
expect to come back over several days.

In total, we only went through three small sets of changes before getting a Bookazine that we were happy with. The PDF can then be downloaded directly from the site. Verdict (Image credit: Lovable // Future) Lovable is the closest we came to a full automated bookazine creator. It excelled at following our prompt, understanding the TechRadar Pro brand and giving us tools to refine the output. However, limited free message credits could get frustrating, and you wont get much creative control compared to traditional design software.

Its worth mentioning that Lovables is first and foremost a no-code app development tool, so its uses extend far beyond what weve outlined in the steps above. Read our review of Lovable to find out more about what it
offers. Developing a highly customizable template with Canva (Image credit: Canva // Future) Canvas attempt at following the same prompt was not as immediately polished as Lovable, but what it lacks in design-eye, it makes up for in ease of customization. With Canva, you can quickly create the skeleton of your document and then fill in the finer details to make sure its on brand and engaging for your audience.

Much like the other tools weve tested, you dont need a paid Canva account to access its AI features although a pro plan will give you more tokens, allowing you to engage with the AI system for longer and refine your document more effectively. Either way, the process is the same: select the Canva AI icon in the left-hand menu and paste your prompt into the large chat box. We did find that for Canva it was necessary to upload the text as a document,
and give Canva some specific information about branding colours and style, as it wasnt able to pull information directly from the website.

The system will think for a few minutes, and then start generating your document. One thing we liked about Canva compared to the other tools we used was that you could see its work in progress: each section appeared bit by bit on the screen, allowing you to track what it was doing. As with Lovable, you get a chat menu at the side that not only lets you refine the design by
giving Canvas AI new instructions but also gives a Canva a space to explain its work.

We werent overwhelmed by the initial layout created: it was clean and easy to read, but lacked images and played it safe with the style. A more specific prompt may elicit funkier design work or, for those who want to have a
little more control over the final product, this is an opportunity to take over and finish the bookazine yourself.

Anyone familiar with Canvas tools will love the next part. The design thats created using Canva AI can be modified and manipulated with ease using all of Canvas usual functionality, meaning youre free to add photos and graphics, change the layout or swap colours and fonts until youre satisfied.

This is why we think that Canva AI is best placed for putting together a customizable template, rather than a polished final version. By giving you a draft to work from, it has the potential to save hours of time. More excitingly, with Canvas renewed focus on AI and the Canva 2.0 upgrade currently being rolled out, its a safe bet that this will become even more powerful in the near future. Verdict (Image credit: Canva // Future) Canva is the best option for teams that still want hands-on design control. The familiar interface will be a plus for existing Canva users, as will the
strong manual editing tools. However, we found that the initial AI layout was quite generic making this better as a starting point than a final product. Check out our Canva review for more features. Producing a simple, interactive booklet using FlipHTML5 (Image credit: FlipHTML5 // Future) If the objective is to create a no-frills, browsable online booklet then you might want to
turn to FlipHTML5, a platform that takes your content and puts it into a very user-friendly flipbook format. Unlike Lovable, it offers little on the design front, however it still presents a good option for information such as a manual or technical guide anything where the objective is to convey information rather than to present a strong brand.

As before, youll need to start by setting yourself up with a free account. On FlipHTML5, pulling content from a URL source is a pro feature, so youll need to choose the upload option, and upload the content as a document. You can include the text and images together in one doc.

In just a few minutes, your information will be converted into an interactive HTML brochure, with a dedicated URL that you can direct people to. Not quite
a PDF booklet, but extremely user-friendly and accessible. There are options to make small tweaks to the heading and formatting and, if you choose to upgrade to a pro account, you can also add additional design options such as company branding.

Overall, this is a no-bells-and-whistles approach but it does have its strengths. We were very impressed with how clearly the information was displayed and could see this working well for documents such as product manuals or employee training guides. The final product took just a few
minutes to produce, so if youre not happy with the outcome then very little time will be wasted.

For those who do find FlipHTML5 suitable for their needs, there are two paid plans available that may be worth considering. Although the free version offers everything you need to create a booklet, there are some helpful enhanced features bundled into the Pro, Platinum and Enterprise plans including analytics to help you track performance, custom domains and the opportunity to include ad banners or connect with Google AdSense. Verdict (Image credit: FlipHTML5 // Future) FlipHTML5 works best for functional documents rather than brand storytelling, but that still means theres a place for it in the corporate world. We liked the extremely fast turnaround, interactive format, and very simple workflow. However, the lack of creative flexibility and lack of customization options for free users means that this will only work for limited use cases. Repurposing your article into a PDF presentation with Gamma (Image credit: Gamma // Future) Gamma.app is
primarily a tool for creating AI-powered presentations, but it can also work with existing content and create downloadable documents for you to share with your readers.

This cuts the text down to just the most important key points and presents them as a series of easily digested cards. Its a great way to get information across rapidly and would be well suited for creating snappy primer documents that give readers an overview of a topic before they decide whether they want to dive in and read a longer article.

As with the previous tools, getting started with Gamma was remarkably simple. After setting up a free account, hit the Create New [AI] button and choose
the paste in text option. This will open up the prompt window, so you can
copy and paste your prompt in directly no need to upload anything. There are a few additional options you can play around with here to further customize your results, although we found that the default settings worked well.

Gamma will then produce a series of cards that cut your content down into bitesize, digestible chunks. If you want to change the overall look and feel of the deck then you can select a new theme or, alternatively, each card can be edited individually. The software didnt manage to pull images from our article, however the photos it selected instead could be easily changed. It also added its own graphics and diagrams, which worked well to break up the content and offer a more visual presentation style.

Once completed, the Gamma can be shared directly as a slideshow presentation or exported to use as a PDF document. Verdict (Image credit: Gamma // Future) Gamma sits somewhere between a slide deck creator and lightweight publishing platform. It offered an excellent visual presentation style, strong summarization skills and a good use of graphics and diagrams. However, some may find that it oversimplifies long-form content, making it less suitable
for detailed editorial publications. So, can AI turn your content into a reader-ready bookazine? So, can AI turn your content into a reader-ready bookazine? Well, after hours of testing various different - including other tools like Google Gemini's Storybook and Figma (neither of which delivered
the goods) the answer is...

Yes and no.

None of the platforms we tested - even the best ones above - could completely replace a professional designer or editor, but they did dramatically reduce the amount of time needed to turn existing web content into something more polished and usable.

The best choice will ultimately depend on what youre trying to create and how much time you can dedicate to it, but if youre willing to experiment then you should be happy with the final results. How we tested the AI tools to create
a PDF bookazine The testing process was fairly straightforward. First, we created a shortlist of potential platforms, focusing on tools that specifically offered AI-powered document, presentation, or publication design features.

We looked for services that could either generate layouts automatically from prompts or import long-form content and restructure it into a magazine-style format. Accessibility was also important, so we prioritized tools with free tiers or trials that anyone could realistically test for themselves.

Once we had our shortlist, we created free accounts for each platform and ran a shorter version of what would become the final prompt to test their overall functionality, ease of use, and output quality. This initial stage helped us identify which tools could successfully interpret our instructions, preserve formatting, and generate visually coherent layouts without extensive manual intervention.

After narrowing down the list, we used the full prompt and source article across each platform to compare results more consistently. We assessed each tool on several key areas: how accurately it followed the brief, how well it handled long-form content, the quality of the visual layout, branding consistency, image placement, font choices, and the amount of editing
required after generation.

We also paid close attention to practical considerations such as export options, page limits and watermarking on free plans. Some platforms excelled at speed and automation but offered limited creative control, while others required more manual input but delivered more polished and flexible results.

While no tool produced a completely publication-ready bookazine without some level of editing, several came surprisingly close, particularly when given clear prompts and well-structured source content. We put over 70 of the best AI tools to the test



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