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The Shelf vs Issuu for church guides
A digital magazine stand that shows readers other people's publications. To get your own web address, your logo, private books and a bookshelf, a church needs Unlimited, $188/mo (no own web address listed). The Shelf includes all of it for $99 a year, plus the features made for church.
Issuu's plans
| Basic | Free, 5 books of 10 pages |
|---|---|
| Starter | $21/mo, billed yearly |
| Unlimited | $188/mo |
| Teams | $417/mo |
| The Shelf | $99/yr, everything |
From Issuu's pricing page, checked November 3, 2026.
| Feature | The Shelf | IssuuTheir pricing page |
|---|---|---|
| Price of the plan a church needs: own address, logo, private books, bookshelf | $99/yr, every feature | Unlimited, $188/mo (no own web address listed) |
| Every Bible verse opens right on the page | Included | Not offered |
| This week's sermon video on that week's pages | Included | Not offered |
| Your pastor's sermon clips matched to each topic | Included | Not offered |
| Staff shelf that opens with a church email | Included | Not offered |
| Notes readers can save and download | Staff notes, saved to Word | Not listed |
| Your own web address | Included | Not listed |
| Your logo, their branding removed | Included | Unlimited plan |
| Password or private books | Included | Private links |
| Videos inside the book | Included | Starter plan |
| A bookshelf of all your guides | Included | Not listed |
| Search inside every book | Included | Included |
| Reader stats | Included | Starter plan |
| People who can manage it | Unlimited | 1, or 3 on Teams |
| No ads, no other publishers' books | Included | Unlimited plan |