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Ask HN: Looking for a print and delivery service with iOS SDK
We've an iOS app that lets you create arts similar to ASCII art but with fonts and letters (http://fontify.it) and looking for a service (like zazzle or redbubble) that has an iOS library that enables that service inapp.
From a user experience perspective:
It would be so much better to buy posters/mugs from the app where it was created than exporting it/putting it on some desktop then go to that website, or first search for it then register, oh no where did I put that file again, ah nevermind.
From a business perspective:
Apple doesn't seem to ban apps that sell goods inapp: eBay.
(Maybe both, but ) one of the sites mentioned above sells only on their website even though they let sellers create their own website. I guess this is to upsell by cross promotion ("continue shopping" message + similar products after the purchase).
Do you know any quality service that already offers this?
or, if any of you reading can do printing/delivery but needs devs we are more than happy to implement it :)
(should you dislike fontify, think about printing photos =])
- tomgallard 14y agoHello, I think we're (http://www.pwinty.com http://www.pwinty.com) exactly what you're looking for. We're an API for printing photos and posters. You call our API, we do the printing and shipping. All the billing, invoicing and checkout- you deal with. Not doing mugs yet, but will do soon. Get in touch via the website and I can send you a copy of the iOS library (its a bit rough round the edges, but should give you a good headstart).
- tomgallard 14y agoPS- the app looks cool. I can really imagine some of my design type friends having fun with the concept, and producing some really cool posters!
- f3r3nc 14y agoLooks promising. - Do you also handle PDF or you prefer rasters? - Are you considering handling payments directly from the customers? Would be so much better w/ payment handling (one lib to integrate). We wouldn't even mind if the package is arriving with your logo.
- tomgallard 14y agoAt the moment we only take rasters, not PDFs. We're not looking at handling the payments directly at the moment, as that could complicate things quite a bit (we have to store custom pricing for each merchant and each order etc). It might be something we look at long-term, but not for now.
- f3r3nc 14y agoCustomer handling would be a big help for marchants wannabes like us. Currently we only have the resource to put a lib into our app. We are not sure how well printing would go Is there a reason you only do rasters? I've believed that vector graphics is superior. The printer has problems with the rendering?