ISSUU.com is a website that lets producers of print materials publish pdfs in a platform-agnostic browser-based format.
Simply stated, it presents scanned photos or multi-page pdfs in a format that any brower (Mac, PC, Mobile) can read. You've probably read embedded pdfs online without realizing you were using an ISSUU reader.
People who 'publish' their pdfs to ISSUU can get embed codes so that they can place readable pdfs into webpages.
ISSUU is just a subscription service, not a publisher; if you have a beef, take it up with the people who post to ISSUU**.
(I am a user of ISSUU, and have no interest in the company)
Thanks for all the info. I had pretty much figured that out after several visits to that website.
Interesting format they have, once you figure it out. I guess I have gotten used to having the source article pop right up when going to a link, instead of having to manually flip the pages like I was actually reading the magazine.
Adding to my skepticism was the fact I never did find a date, and no one else on the thread has been able to determine when this happened, so at least a little of my skepticism was justified.