Xin Tian

Building FlipFlow, an AI-powered platform for creating HTML5 flipbooks from PDF, PowerPoint and Word files. Writing about document rendering, web performance and interactive publishing.

Joined on Jun 27, 2026

Xin Tian

Aug 7

I Tested Different PDF Rendering Approaches for an HTML5 Flipbook — Here's What I Learned

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Xin Tian

Aug 4

Building a Browser-Based Document Viewer: How I Created an HTML5 Flipbook Engine

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Jul 28

How I Converted PDF Files Into Interactive Web Experiences Without Building a Heavy CMS

5 min read

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Jul 23

Why HTML5 Flipbooks Are Better Than Static PDFs — A Developer’s Perspective

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Jul 14

5 Performance Bugs That Nearly Broke My Flipbook Engine (Plus What Happens When Your AI API Fails Mid-Generation)

#showdev #ai #webdev #javascript

6 min read

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Jul 8

Flipbook Maker vs. Interactive PDF vs. Digital Catalog Software — What's Actually the Difference?

4 min read

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Jul 2

I Built an AI-Powered Flipbook Converter — Here's What I Learned About PDF Parsing

4 min read

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Jun 28

How I Built a Realistic Page-Flip Engine in the Browser — and Wired It to an AI API

#showdev #ai #javascript #webdev

9 min read

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I Tested Different PDF Rendering Approaches for an HTML5 Flipbook — Here's What I Learned

Want to connect with Xin Tian?

Building a Browser-Based Document Viewer: How I Created an HTML5 Flipbook Engine

How I Converted PDF Files Into Interactive Web Experiences Without Building a Heavy CMS

Why HTML5 Flipbooks Are Better Than Static PDFs — A Developer’s Perspective

5 Performance Bugs That Nearly Broke My Flipbook Engine (Plus What Happens When Your AI API Fails Mid-Generation)

Flipbook Maker vs. Interactive PDF vs. Digital Catalog Software — What's Actually the Difference?

I Built an AI-Powered Flipbook Converter — Here's What I Learned About PDF Parsing

How I Built a Realistic Page-Flip Engine in the Browser — and Wired It to an AI API