On demand poster printing site?
February 14, 2010 8:02 AM Subscribe
Any on- demand poster printing websites?
I'm looking for a website that will print images/posters on demand. For example someone could visit my website and choose from 10 possible posters to buy and have mailed to them. Does anyone know of such a site? Basically, they would do all they printing and mailing and they'd take a cut of the sales as their profit. Thanks.
I'm looking for a website that will print images/posters on demand. For example someone could visit my website and choose from 10 possible posters to buy and have mailed to them. Does anyone know of such a site? Basically, they would do all they printing and mailing and they'd take a cut of the sales as their profit. Thanks.
I searched a lot a few years ago for a cheap and easy poster printer that does sizes larger than 11x17, and frankly CafePress was the cheapest, easiest, and fastest of them.
posted by AzraelBrown at 8:32 AM on February 14, 2010
posted by AzraelBrown at 8:32 AM on February 14, 2010
SmugMug does prints up to 36x36, but not larger and do exactly what you're talking about, though with an eye towards pro photographs (and a steep annual fee that you won't recover unless you're selling more than a handful a year).
posted by Brian Puccio at 9:09 AM on February 14, 2010
posted by Brian Puccio at 9:09 AM on February 14, 2010
Zazzle offers your own store front with posters on various paper weights up to 52" or more. Set up is free, but you only collect royalties on each sale.
posted by geeky at 11:50 AM on February 14, 2010
posted by geeky at 11:50 AM on February 14, 2010
I've used Imagekind and I can attest that the prints are good quality. Buyers can choose from a variety of papers/canvases (even frames if they desire) and sizes (depending on the resolution of the file you upload). Each size/paper has its own base price, and you can decide how much above that you want to charge to make your profit (either a flat amount or a percentage).
Getting money from them can be a hassle, though; you have to earn over a certain amount before they'll automatically send it to you, and then it takes an additional 45 days to actually receive the money. If you've earned less than the required minimum you can request that they send it to you, but they will take a small amount out of it as a fee.
posted by Nedroid at 12:18 PM on February 14, 2010
Getting money from them can be a hassle, though; you have to earn over a certain amount before they'll automatically send it to you, and then it takes an additional 45 days to actually receive the money. If you've earned less than the required minimum you can request that they send it to you, but they will take a small amount out of it as a fee.
posted by Nedroid at 12:18 PM on February 14, 2010
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I'm assuming you'd like to keep everything on your own site though. Foto Moto adds a shopping cart to your own site and it's worked pretty well for me so far. The webiste link in my profile has it working right now.
posted by theichibun at 8:17 AM on February 14, 2010 [1 favorite]