Show HN: web app to create flippable brochures/magazines

Re:Show HN: web app to create flippable brochures/magazines by dangrossman on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @01:32PM (#7065131)

The only proven, lucrative market for "flippable brochures as a service" is in hosting weekly circulars for large retail chains. And that market is already locked up by ShopLocal [1]. Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Maycs, Toys R Us, Sears, Staples, CVS and over 100 other top retailers pay ShopLocal to put their circulars online; the ones hosted on their "own" sites are typically on a subdomain which is just a cobranded portal hosted by SL. Their core offering isn't just "page flipping tech" but top-notch print-to-digital conversion.

1: http://www.shoplocal.com/ http://aboutshoplocal.com/

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Re:Show HN: web app to create flippable brochures/magazines by nbrogi on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @01:37PM (#7065172)

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.

:-)

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Re:Show HN: web app to create flippable brochures/magazines by dangrossman on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @01:39PM (#7065196)

"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.

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Re:Show HN: web app to create flippable brochures/magazines by nbrogi on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @01:43PM (#7065219)

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.?

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