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Oops, yeah, I wanted to change the title...


Thanks, man!

Fingers crossed :-)


Hi, Dan!

Papermine isn't for brochures, only, though. You can create pretty much whatever you want with it.

For instance (and this was actually a problem I had after I got married), wedding albums to send to family and friends via email. I actually think photographers could use this a lot in general.

It's just a nicer format than a PDF (10 times nicer on a tablet, I'd say), and more interactive.

Compared to similar products, Papermine actually lets you create the content, and it's not merely an aggregator.

:-)


"Who could use this" and "who will pay enough for this to build a sustainable business" are two different questions. I was addressing the more important one.


Oh, I got you.

I don't take care of the financial aspect, but I do see your point.

I'll take a look at ShopLocal, to be honest I'm not familiar with it. Is it used by most big companies, etc.?


Hi, dkoch, thanks!

Compared to other platforms we're more about the user using a editor to create the content himself, rather than doing that automatically (like—for instance—Paperly). There is an import tool, but normally you'd want to use Papermine as a content creation tool, rather than an aggregator.

As for CMS integrations, right now we're focusing on getting the basics right. However, we do want to make it easy to create great publications: if integrating with any CMSes people use will help with that, we will certainly do it :-)


Thanks for your feedback, bdfh42!

Actually, to view content you click on it, and you can scroll like a normal page.

The "brochure" is not a single article, it's like a list of content that you click on to read.

I don't know if it's a terrible idea, that's why we're looking for feedback :-)

What do you guys think?


Don't take my words too much to heart - or the lack or response on HN. Folks here are probably not your customers after all.

Find your target customer group and do your market research there.

good luck.


...if you're interested, here's an example: http://papermine.com/samples/julskitchen/


Sorry, posted again (wrong heading). How do I delete this one?


Got it, ColinWright.

So if I waited to have a video (so, showing that I actually have something), would that work better you think..?


You need something to prove it exists. Even screenshots sub-titled "Actual screen shot" would make it clear that something exists. You have limited time, so how you do it is up to you.


Ah, got it.

I think the 'flat-style' laptop makes it look like it's not an actual screenshot.

Thanks! Will think about a way to make this aspect work.


That just looks like a mock-up, such as designers produce before someone makes it into a working UI for a working back end.

And good luck.


Eh eh, I know :-)

I'm Italian, my wife's American, I told her that I wanted to use 'less' so that I could do things like "95% less this, 95% less that", while "fewer" would limit my choice in that regard.

She said it's fine.

Does it sound really bad/that I don't know it should be "fewer" I guess..?


95% of people won't notice it's wrong


Eheh... :-)


Thanks, doctorwho.

I do have some videos (https://vimeo.com/channels/snaplive/, look at https://vimeo.com/72776444 if you're interested), but I'm working on a new version that is not yet ready and they're a little outdated.

I didn't know if I should still show an outdated interface/features or just keep it like that.

Does it not work at all without a video..(I prefer that, too)?


Without some proof that it works and that it's really as easy as you say, it's a much harder sell. Try testing it with and without the video and see how many signups you get. You can always do an email drip after you have their address, but you have to get them first! Is it worth losing some percentage of your leads?


...I'm not a designer, I quickly put this together last night, and I'm looking for some feedback.

It's for a sitebuilder and it's just to get users that want to try the beta.

Does it work at all? How could it be improved?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks!


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