It's been a while since I saw something and instantly had a dozen ideas for things I could build with it. Nice!<p>Has all the makings of a great infrastructure business. Once a startup or SME (or big enterprise) gets something like this integrated, they're often loathe to rip it out, so the cheques keep on coming.
I have two apps that use the Amazingmail API to print and mail postcards on demand. (<a href="http://babygra.ms" rel="nofollow">http://babygra.ms</a> <a href="http://lulcards.com" rel="nofollow">http://lulcards.com</a>). Their prices are extremely competitive compared to Infraprint's and their customer support is excellent.<p><a href="http://www.amazingmail.com/direct-mail-automation" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazingmail.com/direct-mail-automation</a><p>edit: I'm also pretty sure this is the same service that Sincerely uses for their Ship API. If that's true they are basically a middle-man for the excellent work Amazingmail does.
IMO this is a little premature, I know it has an alpha label but functionally this has catch up to do with a number of existing offerings in what is a fairly competitive space. That said, a sane API on top of a service that works globally would appeal.<p>Here are some suggestions: 1) add the ISO 216 paper sizes that most of the world uses, 2) integrate to various contact / address book formats, 3) add a templating/mailmerge feature, 4) figure out a capability to print and send in more countries than just the US and 5) imagine what questions a compliance officer will ask about security, privacy, data sharing etc and answer them.<p>Look forward to seeing it evolve.<p>Edit: formatting lists. Grr.
After reading the comments here, I understand that this seems to be US only but would it really be that hard to just point it out on the website? Nowhere I can find something about a country restriction...
I've got a card in my project ideas Trello board titled, "Print on demand postcards API." It's cool to see that someone else had the same idea.
I'm a photographer, i want to be able to offer 150 limited prints to viewers of my website printed onto very specific paper sizes and qualities.
Is this something infraprint can do? How does it integrate into payment systems such as stripe?
Ideally i want to offer the user 1 button to print that takes them through the entire ordering and fulfillment process.
That seems a lot like Peecho (<a href="http://www.peecho.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.peecho.com/</a>)<p>A few questions:
- Which area are you able to ship to?
- Do you or plan to print posters (80x60cm and larger)?
- any notable difference compared to Peecho?
This is something I've wanted for a long time -- Peecho with sane US pricing and distribution would be great. The front page says "Create on demand books and flyers," though, and I don't see any binding options listed elsewhere on the site. Is this in the works?
You can also check out Infraprint's interactive doc (Mashape) here - <a href="https://www.mashape.com/infraprint/infraprint#!documentation" rel="nofollow">https://www.mashape.com/infraprint/infraprint#!documentation</a>
Any details on the stock/colors that you use? Is the stuff coming out at commercial print quality? Digital print? Or are you just a couple guys with a nice inkjet and some fancy API footwork?<p>Can I choose stock, or finishing stuff? Matte vs. Gloss?
Looks good. I used Sincerely's Ship API for a postcard app a while back. Would be good to see some examples of your past print jobs for a quality comparison (or better yet to request some samples). Will check this out.
I'm curious. At what volume of customers/work does this kind of business change from being a guy who reads the requests, opens files, and prints them to being a more automated solution?
This is a great iteration after receiving plenty of useful feedback on the last post (mine included) ... especially on the home page. Keep up the good work