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Mobile Library Apps: Flipster

Learn about the different applications you can access with your library card.

Flipster icon

What is Flipster?

Flipster Digital Magazines provides access to digital magazines across a wide variety of interests. Popular magazines included in this collection include National Geographic, The New York Review of Books, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Forbes, People, and more.

Downloading Flipster

Flipster app icon

  1. From your mobile device open your app store and download the Flipster app by EBSCO Publishing
    1. Apple Store (iOS devices)
    2. Google Play Store (Android devices)
    3. Amazon App Store (Kindle Fire)
  2. Once the app has finished downloading, click on the "Getting Started" button and search for State College of Florida under the "Find My Library" heading
  3. Log in with your MySCF account information
  4. Browse and enjoy!

Using the Flipster App

Flipster app screenshot

Finding a magazine:

  • Search for magazines using the magnifying glass icon near the top right of the screen
    • this icon may be hidden by the name of your library, but there is a search bar if you tap next to the settings button
  • Browse by categories using the categories button in the top left of the screen
  • Scroll through all magazines by swiping up

Reading a magazine:

  • Click on the download button (or icon) to download the issue to your device
  • Once it is downloaded, click the read button
  • Change the page by swiping left or right
  • Click on the menu icon in the top right corner to explore the magazine contents

Helpful Tools:

  • Click on the Explore button along the botton of the app to return to browsing magazines
  • Click on the My Shelf button to see what issues you have downloaded
  • Click on the Read button to return to your magazine

Using Flipster on the Web

Finding a magazine:

  • Search for a magazine
  • Explore categories (Art & Design, Business & Finance, Food & Cooking, etc.)
  • Browse all magazines

Reading a magazine:

  • Click on the "Read Now" button to explore the current issue, or scroll down to view past issues

Helpful tools:

  • Use the printer icon at the top to print the current page, or all pages of the magazine
  • Use the open book icon in the top right to explore thumbnails of all the pages in the magazine
  • Use the + and - signs to zoom in and out of the page
  • Use the left and right arrows to explore the pages in order

FAQs & Resources