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Let me know if I'm wrong but I believe in 2007 Google Checkout introduced a solution to the problem you mention under "One big thing missing . . . " See here:

Let me know if I'm wrong but I believe in 2007 Google Checkout introduced a solution to the problem you mention under "One big thing missing . . . " See here: http://googlecheckoutapi.blogspot.com/2007/07/introducing-digital-delivery.html http://googlecheckoutapi.blogspot.com/2007/07/introducing-di... "Now merchants will have option of tagging an item as digital within the shopping cart and specifying details about how it should be delivered. You'll be able inform a buyer that their digital purchase will be delivered via email, or you can provide a set of instructions along with a URL and license key."

tstegart 18y ago
You're not wrong, its just not available to the masses. A regular consumer will see the word "API" and the code snippet and move on. Tons of people want to sell stuff and have huge talent in their areas, but are clueless when it comes to coding and whatnot. Putting a wrapper around this sort of thing is something I think a ton of people would find helpful. Imagine if you could just upload a file, give it a product name, price, etc, and then write your blog post, and when you hit publish its automatically formatted with the buy button, checkout button, sends an email with a download link or directs you to a URL download right after you complete the purchase.Awesome. Hmmmmm, Tumblr? Are you listening? Just got that VC cash and wondering what to come up with for premium services and ways to monetize? This is something I'd pay for.