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Re: Show HN: Papyrus,a simple way to create ebooks

#11

Post by Rayne »

This looks like a nice service. I could see myself using it. One thing I noticed on the front page is that you do strange things with punctuation. Examples:

"Import the contents from the web . Convert your blog to a book in one click."

Notice the space before the first period.

"Papyrus lets you create books in pdf,epub,kindle formats."

No spaces after commas and no 'and' before 'kindle'. Also, there is no space between the last period and "(Coming soon)" in the two rightmost feature sections.

Re: Show HN: Papyrus,a simple way to create ebooks

#12

Post by gt5050 »

Rayne wrote: post #11

This looks like a nice service. I could see myself using it. One thing I noticed on the front page is that you do strange things with punctuation. Examples: "Import the contents from the web . Convert your blog to a book in one click." Notice the space before the first period. "Papyrus lets you create books in pdf,epub,kindle formats." No spaces after commas and no 'and' before 'kindle'. Also, there is no space betwe…

Thanks for the feedback. Will fix it soon.

Re: Show HN: Papyrus,a simple way to create ebooks

#13

Post by Boldewyn »

gt5050 wrote: post #8
Boldewyn wrote: post #7

Firefox user here. What technology do you use to limit the page to WebKit only?

The editor is basicaly, a div with contenteditable. The implementation varies across Gecko and Webkit. We are working hard to add Firefox support.

Good to hear! I'm curious to see the result.

Re: Show HN: Papyrus,a simple way to create ebooks

#15

Post by smountcastle »

The terms of service discuss a monthly subscription payment but I cannot find any fees listed anywhere on the website. I assume it's free for now and sometime in the future they'll announce pricing. What if I don't like the pricing model? Can I export my content and sell my book somewhere else? How easy is it to get my book out of Papyrus?

Re: Show HN: Papyrus,a simple way to create ebooks

#16

Post by gt5050 »

mikecane wrote: post #14

How does this differ from Pressbooks? http://pressbooks.com/

Its different from Pressbooks

1)Has a cover designer built into the app

2)You could import content directly from anywhere on the web. (File import coming soon)

3)There are a set of themes,you could choose from.(Abilty to customize themes and a few more themes will be rolled out soon)

4)This might not be a differentiating factor,but we have tried to keep the editing process simple.

Re: Show HN: Papyrus,a simple way to create ebooks

#17

Post by Toshio »

I went straight into book editing mode, since I plan on publishing an ebook in the following months.

The experience has been slightly frustrating. For instance, Shift+Enter when editing the contents of the title doesn't work as advertised. And when trying various things in desperation/frustration, a section of text popped up on me from nowhere, and I couldn't find a way to remove it.

I'd say the product has a lot of promise, but you have a long way to go until you reach MVP stage.

Re: Show HN: Papyrus,a simple way to create ebooks

#18

Post by gt5050 »

smountcastle wrote: post #15

The terms of service discuss a monthly subscription payment but I cannot find any fees listed anywhere on the website. I assume it's free for now and sometime in the future they'll announce pricing. What if I don't like the pricing model? Can I export my content and sell my book somewhere else? How easy is it to get my book out of Papyrus?

The books are available as epub,pdf and mobi as of now.All the content that you would create will be yours forever. You could always sell the books on any platform you like.(Like iBooks,Kindle,Nook). Example of a book created using Papyrus and being sold on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009OU5E3K

Re: Show HN: Papyrus,a simple way to create ebooks

#19

Post by gt5050 »

Toshio wrote: post #17

I went straight into book editing mode, since I plan on publishing an ebook in the following months. The experience has been slightly frustrating. For instance, Shift+Enter when editing the contents of the title doesn't work as advertised. And when trying various things in desperation/frustration, a section of text popped up on me from nowhere, and I couldn't find a way to remove it. I'd say the product has a lot of…

Apologies that you had face issues while using Papyrus. I agree the product is still far from perfect. We are working hard to fix the bugs.

Thanks again for trying it out.

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