Investintech users, get ready.

Today we release a brand new version of our Able2Extract flagship product-- and have we got the features for you!

Able2Extract v.6.0 gives you more conversions, more control and more functionality. Here’s a peek at what the brand new features can do for you:

*Conversion to OpenOffice formats: If you’re a fan of software alternatives to Microsoft, this feature is exactly what you’re looking for.  Able2Extract v.6.0 will let you convert your PDF to Open Office formats like Writer and Calc.

*Batch conversion: Convert hundreds of PDFs at once with our batch PDF conversion interface and save yourself the time and money usually spent on converting one PDF at a time.

*Improved Vector Image Handling: By improving our existing image to Word conversion, you automatically gain more control over handling vector images once the PDF is in MS Word.

*Outlook Integration: Able2Extract v.6 can now help you with your PDF email attachments by converting them into Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats. All it takes is  a simple right click within your MS Outlook client.

*PDF to AutoCAD conversion: Our new PDF to AutoCad conversion will let you recover and then edit vector images by converting them into complex multilayer CAD files.


Sound like the tool for you? If you’re ready to convert your PDF files on a whole new level, you can start downloading your copy of Able2Extract v.6.0 today.

To market anything successfully you need to be creative. You need to find different ways of using the resources you already have while keeping your list of marketing strategies up to date with the latest trends online.

If you've already got a list be prepared to add the PDF format to it. Believe it or not, the PDF can be the most efficient marketing tool online.

This week I’ve managed to scrounge up a list of 4 ways to use the PDF as a marketing tool that anyone with a PDF file can use. It just takes a bit of planning and setting up, but these tips can help you gain that Internet presence you've always wanted.

1. Add Yahoo! Ads To Your PDF

This idea is at the top of the list for two reasons: it doesn’t cost a cent to use and works with already existing files. When Adobe teamed up with Yahoo! to integrate its Pay Per Click marketing model with the PDF format, it resulted in the free online service,Ads for Adobe PDF Powered by Yahoo!.

All it takes to get started is a registered account with the service. Once that’s done, you can upload your PDF files to be matched up with ads that are related to its contents and help connect readers to useful resources and ad links based on their interests.

2. Add Pop Ups To Your PDF ebooks And Promote Your Own Site

Something as simple as a popup in a PDF file posted across the Internet can start translating your publishing efforts into securing a long term, loyal user base for your company.

If your PDF content provides an impressive sneak peak to viewers on how your services can be a solution they’re looking for, you can use a PDF popup message to collect mailing list information or advertise subscription offers that will direct users to your site.

To start in on this idea, start with a general look at the PlanetPDF store. There are tools like PDF Pop-Up Pro that will let you add a pop up window to PDFs that appear whenever a user opens or closes it.

3. Distribute PDF Coupons

If you run your own business, then you know that customers love a deal. I once had a Harvey’s coupon emailed to me in the PDF format offering one free burger with the purchase of a regular combo. With individual burgers that can cost around $3-$5 CAD, the coupon was an awesome deal (even when it was limited to one coupon per customer per visit).

A PDF coupon is a great idea for any business. It's an efficient grassroots marketing strategy. As a PDF, the coupon can be made with affordable software, universally shared, easily accessed and printed up numerous times until the coupon expires.

4. Try Marketing Rebranded PDFs As An Affiliate

This tip makes the list because it makes use of the most common phenomenon online: viral growth. When users join up with a company’s affiliate program, they essentially help to market its products with the incentive of earning a commission every time they direct a paying customer to the company's landing page. The more they push the product out through contacts and networks, the better chance the product has of being noticed.

Well users can also promote PDF ebooks and rebrand the links in the sales copy with their own affiliate ID. With a few clicks, a recipient can do the same and rebrand the PDF and send it out to his or her contacts, helping it to reach an even wider audience.

For this tip try visiting ClickBank, a widely known affiliate marketing hub. On this site, you can get in touch with the right contacts and resources. There are also stand alone PDF branding software tools like ViralPDF you can check out.

Will This Actually Work?

One warning before trying these out: make sure you have the right advisers and marketing research first! This isn’t meant to be an authoritative get-rich quick scheme. It's only a few effective marketing suggestions to get the ball rolling.

Hopefully, they can spark other creative ideas on using the PDF as a marketing tool.

From its individual tab processing to its Google-grown V8 Javascript engine, Chrome is already a strong competitor in the web browser market.  Its gained its own foothold, and it hasn't been out for very long yet.

Why? Because of the reality that has shaped Chrome development: the web has changed, and the way we interact with it must change also.  But how well is this carried out?

As a PDF user, you know the web can now be leveraged as a platform for PDF applications. All you need is a browser to interact with them.  And for PDF users who use Firefox, interaction is even more browser-oriented than ever.  To combine PDF interaction, the web and you (without invoking an application), all you need is a handy PDF extension installed on the browser toolbar.

Naturally I wondered about Chrome PDF extensions.  How could the "one box for everything improve on and change PDF-browser convenience and basic user friendliness?

In my search for information, lo and behold, the Google site says: "Currently Google chrome doesn't support any extensions".

No extensions?. . . .  No instant webpage to PDF creation, no instant PDF downloading options, no instant domain searching for PDFs? Awww.  It's back to the old school, time consuming methods again.

A hindrance to PDF users, Firefox users and extension users out there. Users in the Google Chrome Help Group confirm it as a major downer.  They all want the same extensions they use on a daily basis.  In numerous threads, users even claim that adopting Chrome as their main browser will rely heavily on its support for browser extensions.

Not surprising. The Firefox user base has grown because of the browser's innovative add-ons and ability to be customized, things which Google Chrome lacks right now.  Being able to personalize your applications with the functionalities you need is a major selling point, if not, THE selling point.  And if so, Firefox might be able to keep Google's browser at bay.

As a workaround to the disappointment, you can try creating a web application shortcut.  This way you can use Chrome to link to the online apps that perform the same PDF functionality as your beloved extensions. Admittedly, it's a few more steps than a click on the toolbar, but what can you do?

All in all, Chrome is everything you need it to be, but not what you want it to be just yet.  It works well with Reader 8 and 9 and gives you the needed speed and lightness which current browsers don't have. But if you want to keep your PDF browsing capabilities for now, you might want to wait a bit before switching over to Google Chrome completely.

In the world of multi-tasking gadgets where your phone can replace more devices than you can carry, your Sony PSP gaming console can also do just as much. It not only plays simple video games, but can also store images, mp3 files, let you network, watch movies and a whole lot more.

Because earlier PSP firmware can be hacked, users have extended the device beyond its original capabilities to include a whole slew of applications that have nothing to do with video gaming at all. And I just found out that you can even extend them to viewing PDF files with an application called bookr.

bookr 0.7.1 is a “homebrew” application that’ll let you view PDF and text files on your Sony PSP. Once installed on your PSP, you can navigate through menus and folders from which you can select access your PDF and text files. And as a PDF viewer, you also get the regular viewing options of zooming in and out and navigating through to certain pages.

To get bookr on your PSP start viewing PDF files, you’ll need a hacked PSP. For details on modifying, downloading, installing and familiarizing yourself with the PSP itself, here are a few sites that’ll help you along.

*Psp-hacks.com has an article on the basics of what homebrew” apps are and what you should know before getting bookr on your PSP. Make sure you read this first.

*YouTube is a fountain of user information where you can find a number of step-by-step tutorials on how to install bookr which are straightforward once you’ve got all the information and components you need.

*The PSP Mod forum has a section dedicated to reviewing homebrew apps that might also be a good resource if you’ve got any questions.

*To keep in touch with the PSP world, PSP News and PSP-Files are sites where you can find everything and anything about PSP

A warning before you start: if something goes wrong during the process you can actually wreck your PSP. So make sure you’ve read as much background information as you can before you start.

If you’re a PDF user with a Sony PSP, bookr is definitely something to check out.