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Show HN: Printify.io – No-hassle canvas prints and posters
- RealCasually 12y agoThe price is roughly triple that of Costco. A bit of hassle is worth that to me (and to be honest, they have no hassle either).
- owensbla 12y agoThat's valid. There's a quality difference for sure, but I'll be keeping a close eye on pricing and as we get more efficient I anticipate prices coming down.
- scrapcode 12y ago"Starting at $55." I see $60 and up...
- vonmoltke 12y agoFor the canvas prints, but the poster prints are a really good price. Most are less than half the price of FedEx Office and price competitive with the few poster sizes Costco does.
- rebel 12y agoI'd have to agree with you. As someone who works in print, I'm usually surprised by the prices the fulfillment services are offering. I actually am preparing a beta launch of a service to offer all of these same products (kind of creepy coincidence) because I do feel the market is lacking. We already have all of the equipment in place and running, along with fantastic discounts on bulk shipping, supplies, packaging etc. Our pricing will be about 25% of what is shown (give or take a small amount). If you are interested, I'd love to chat with you and see if we can work together.
- joelrunyon 12y agoWill you do stuff besides prints? Specifically apparel?
- rebel 12y agoIt would likely come down to how much interest we have in the product. Because we already have everything in place for canvas, framed products, and posters, we will be starting with those as our production lines are already optimized for that. If we could make a good business case for apparel products then we would absolutely expand there, but it likely won't be for a bit.
- peppertree 12y agoWhat's the best way to reach you, rebel.
- rebel 12y agoFeel free to send me an e-mail at interest@printdropper.com -- our site is coming soon.
- cauterize 12y ago+1 to interested. Michael's charging 350$ USD for a 30$ poster is absurd. This space needs change.
- rebel 12y agoGet in touch with me at interest@printdropper.com if you'd like to speak further.
- rsync 12y agoMaybe when your service is up and running you can do a "show HN" post and one of your competitors can hijack that thread just like this. Classy.
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- maxmzd_ 12y agoVery well done. Love the simple approach. Definitely going to check this out.
- wmeredith 12y agoThe site never got past the loading animation for me. Chrome Version 39.0.2171.71 on OS X 10.10.1 EDIT: Never mind, Ad Block was what was killing it.
- agildehaus 12y agoAdBlock and uBlock both seem to kill this site. Seems related to the inclusion of Bugsnag, and not accounting for the possibility of that library being blocked.
- owensbla 12y agoDisabled Bugsnag for now, thanks for catching that!
- lindig 12y ago> High quality PNG's are best (150dpi or more). [..] All fonts should be converted to outlines to ensure fonts are displayed correctly. Above is from the guidelines for posters. PNGs are bitmaps and hence there are no fonts to outline. Outlines could be part of PDFs but those don't have an associated DPI. This needs clarification.
- owensbla 12y agoAh yeah, I pulled PSD and PDF support right before launch, needed a little more work for those. So, that text was with regard to those file types. Thanks for catching that!
- meichenf 12y agoHow does this compare in quality to canvas prints from a photo lab such as Millers/MPix or WHCC? Cost looks to be about equal to a 1.5" canvas gallery wrap from either those shops.
- owensbla 12y agoCanvas gallery wraps are comparable to WHCC's premium gallery wraps. Though they don't have backing. PM me or email me if you're interested in ordering a test print: blake@printify.io!
- alfg 12y agoNice, clean website. Are you fulfilling the products yourself, or using a vendor? What are you using for the cropping tool? Well done! Congrats on shipping!
- owensbla 12y agoThanks! I'm using a vendor for fulfillment. Ordered several test prints and loved their quality. And I'm using Jcrop for cropping. http://deepliquid.com/content/Jcrop.html http://deepliquid.com/content/Jcrop.html
- bdcravens 12y agoI had a canvas printed on a cruise boat, where the prices are ridiculously jacked up, for about 1/2 to 1/3 less than the prices quoted here.
- ComputerGuru 12y agoAnyone here have suggestions for quality wood and glass/plexiglass frames at a cost not more than twice what you'd pay for prints in the first place?
- mikegreen 12y agoamericanframe will print and frame for decent prices.. twitter/fb generally has discounts/promos as well.
- owensbla 12y agoAppreciate all the pricing feedback, brought the prices down a bit and added a coupon for HN: use SHOWHN for an extra 20% off between now and the 15th!
- datahipster 12y agoSHOWHN doesn't seem to work.
- ljoshua 12y agoWould be great to have an API. Been passively looking for good poster printers that I could automatically send jobs to, as well as do the fulfillment. Looks slick.
- corywatilo 12y agoSeconded. I run an online portfolio service that integrates with Fotomoto to sell prints right on the customers' site. Would be interested in adding this as an option.
- ortuna 12y agotheprintful.com - does a good job of this.
- salberts 12y agoThere are many APIs out there. To name a few: CanvasPop, QuickPrints by Walgreens, Kodak Alaris, Print.io, Pwinty, Printzel and others.
- chrischen 12y agoCanvasPop isn't really an API, in the Twilio sense. It's more like a glorified affiliate program.
- davidbarker 12y agoJust a heads-up: I'm assuming you meant "uneven" in "Avoid making graphics with straight borders. Borders may come up unever after the cutting process."
- vxNsr 12y agoHa, I actually read it as "uneven" didn't realize what you were talking about until I looked again.
- philip1209 12y agoThe website would benefit from a gallery - the idea of printing on canvas appeals to me, but I don't understand how it distorts photos and what the final product looks like.
- salberts 12y agoI agree, one of the most important factors in buying customized products is getting a feeling of what you're getting. This way the user is more likely to make the purchase and even more likely to be satisfied with the product once it's delivered.
- owensbla 12y agoI agree! Good thoughts (both of you). I love the idea of a gallery of examples.
- salberts 12y agoI'm in the field myself (see profile) and although the website looks nice I don't see how it's different than any of the existing services. Here are my $0.02: 1. PRICE - The prices are way too high. Especially given that all established print services offer huge discounts these days. Even our Printy.pics iOS app offers lower prices + 40% discount. 2. Registration - I would prefer to register when I need to (before payment) and not when I'm asked to. The common practice for most web print apps is to allow product creation and require registration (if at all) on checkout. I guess you should do some A/B testing to see which approach maximizes LTV. 3. Why .io? On a general note, it is very hard to compare print products. There can be huge quality differences and for someone who isn't an expert in the domain it would be hard to tell if the price is worth it.
- owensbla 12y ago1. I'll be optimizing the fulfillment process as time progresses (thus lowering prices). 2. That's a good point. Definitely something I thought about while building it. I decided to just move forward with how it currently is and optimize/iterate after feedback/testing. 3. No reason in particular :) Appreciate the thoughts!
- networkguy 12y agoDont ask someone to create an account so quickly. I cant say for other people, but I have too many accounts and I hate creating accounts unless I have to. Better to allow someone to upload a photo and make a purchase and convert them into an account later than up front.
- stevekemp 12y agoI have to say I loved the way you illustrate the sizes of the prints - having people hold them for scale. That's very very neat.