Comments on: Designing and building an eBook delivery system

By: Steven Grant

Steven Grant — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:51:31 +0000

I’ve just bought the book but the embedded font isn’t working and so I get nothing :-(

By: Jon Winstanley

Jon Winstanley — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:58:02 +0000

As a budding Code Igniter developer, it is really interesting to see the thought processes involved in the building of your mini-app.

It meant I paid a lot of attention to what was going on as I bought your book.

Thanks!

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:04:51 +0000

I’d be most interested in using a standalone product.

By: toner dolum

toner dolum — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:55:33 +0000

thanks

By: Mark Boulton

Mark Boulton — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:07:39 +0000

@simon r jones
We used a bunch of PHP scripts available here: http://www.setasign.de/products/pdf-php-solutions/setapdf-stamper/

@Dilip P
I looked into using E-Junkie. it works just fine, although I find the actual app and interface a little difficult to use. E-Junkie certainly is a feature rich, mature application. I guess this application could be a little more bespoke and focussed - just designed to deliver licensed PDF files.

By: Mark Wallis

Mark Wallis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:46:29 +0000

Really nice post mark. Your articles are always very interesting and helpful. BTW i am really looking forward reading your book.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:11:07 +0000

Glad to see Code Igniter getting some exposure on your blog Mark, I personally love it.

By: Dilip P

Dilip P — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:16:19 +0000

Hosted solution should be the right thing to do.

Though it might be easy to setup a stand-alone system, there’s a barrier in the name of Payment gateway. It’s pricey and tiresome.So, I would suggest a hosted solution.

Have u guys checked out http://www.e-junkie.com/ ?

How different is Mark’s system different from it?

By: AndreyM

AndreyM — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:30:07 +0000

You have a very system-defined thinking. The one thing is that I can’t think out where I can use your knowledge

By: Jason Preston

Jason Preston — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:15:04 +0000

Speaking as someone whose done a fair amount of poking around for WordPress plugins that do this kind of thing (there aren’t any good ones), I’d be most interested in using a standalone product.

Not sure I can guarantee enough flow to pay a subscription for a service, but over time, I can probably make back the initial investment if it’s pay-once…

By: Mark Otto

Mark Otto — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:42:29 +0000

I think Campaign Monitor has proven that a subscription model works when sending out blasts, but I could see the benefits of both.

If you go with hosted, everyone signs up for an account and you get the bill for sending out emails blasts, hosting files, etc. Takes a lot of problems out of the users’ hands, but at a significant cost I imagine.

If you go with a stand alone, the barrier to entry is much larger. People have to install it, set up servers, etc. Do authors, publishers, and small business owners who would be interested in this have the ability to do that? Maybe, maybe not.

My answer I guess would have to be a hosted solution with a subscription model. Easiest way to get involved with it, low barrier to entry, easier to setup and use for wide variety of customers, and I imagine can scale very well.

You should consider talking to the guys behind Campaign Monitor and WordPress for there opinions. Both have different experiences with this kind of stuff.

And that said, I’m excited! Looking forward to anything about the book or this sweet little app.