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Everyone and their mother are trying to hop on the band wagon of AI and make a half assed service just because it may sell just due to the \"ai\" tag…",{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},"43799839","pelagicAustral","Awesome idea, implementation and design!",{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"43800337","ks2048","This is a great idea and looks well done. I wonder if printing services (Lulu?) have a automatic API or if it requires some manual intervention? 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I think our kids would…",{"id":128,"by":129,"text":130},"43799426","avree","Cool idea and really nice looking site. Pricing is quite high - 24 pages maximum for $23.99. There are 100-page coloring books on Amazon for $5.00, and the age group that really…",{"value":132,"source":94,"evidence":133},"Ghibli style is tasteless and generic",[134,138],{"id":135,"by":136,"text":137},"43802611","simianparrot","Every example is the Studio Ghibli style. Tasteless and no respect for the studio and its legacy. I don’t understand how you can do this and not feel horrible about it. But I…",{"id":139,"by":140,"text":141},"43805908","BugsJustFindMe","People are complaining about using the Ghibli style, but I'm here to complain about the fact that they turn everything into generic abstractions that look nothing like the people…",{"value":143,"source":94,"evidence":144},"Artists are harmed by AI training on their work",[145,149],{"id":146,"by":147,"text":148},"43799264","rafram","For what it’s worth (and it’s probably not much), it doesn’t cost that much to commission comic book-style art from an actual artist online. When you do that, the proceeds go to…",{"id":150,"by":151,"text":152},"43799448","op00to","Didn’t the artist “steal” from artists that came before them by looking at and taking inspiration from their photos? 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I'd use this at @ $10 price point if I'm able get downloadable a4 coloring…",{"value":181,"source":94,"evidence":182},"Cheaper or smaller mini book options",[183],{"id":184,"by":185,"text":186},"43801161","ugh123","Love it! Idea: option to print \"mini books\". I have some kids that still color, and it would be great to keep something in my pocket to give them quick with a crayon or pen.",[188,196],{"value":189,"source":94,"evidence":190},"How is the printing and fulfilment handled",[191,195],{"id":192,"by":193,"text":194},"43800291","sabslikesobs","Do you ever handle the physical book, or is this a fully automated drop-shipping operation?",{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},{"value":197,"source":94,"evidence":198},"What are the per-book AI generation costs",[199],{"id":200,"by":201,"text":202},"43802002","pknerd","Congrats! I would like to know the cost of the tokens you are paying for an image. 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