Papyrus
Creative
ebook authoring
SHOW HN2013
58points
44comments
#442of 1,739 in 2013
Top 26%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 4 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Execution: 3 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy to use with nice templates
From 2 comments
Cool looks very nice! I might use it for my new years' resolution to write something:p I would only be cautious because I'd be afraid of losing data (what if I write a whole book…
jvandenbroeck on HNNeat Design! Great UI Experience!! Really dig the "origin of species theme" and in app walk over. Really Usable Product. Would love to publish some books with this.
prabhats on HN
Import from URL feature is useful
From 3 comments
Tried creating an ebook out of some of my old blog posts. Import from URL feature is pretty cool. Loved it. The frictionless way to try the app is also great. Bookmarking the…
shalintj on HNLooks great. Nice feature that you can import content from any url. It's good that you can get started and see the product without signing in. Also a good guide.
flexie on HNGreat app... Liked the import from url feature..
saravanavijay on HN
Clean design and guided tour
From 2 comments
Neat Design! Great UI Experience!! Really dig the "origin of species theme" and in app walk over. Really Usable Product. Would love to publish some books with this.
prabhats on HNLooks great. Nice feature that you can import content from any url. It's good that you can get started and see the product without signing in. Also a good guide.
flexie on HN
Objections
No visible pricing and unclear terms
From 2 comments
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…
smountcastle on HNlooks great, is it going to be a free service ? i don't see any pricing page!
udayaprakash19 on HN
Bugs and frustrating editing experience
From 2 comments
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…
Toshio on HNthis is neat - all went good, until I incidentally pressed the 'clear canvas' button on cover page. no undo there? looking forward for more advance features - full screen, double…
tanish2khn on HN
Color scheme criticized
From 2 comments
It's black and white and red all over. Please tell me you deliberately chose that color scheme for that reason. You'd be my hero if you did.
bpatrianakos on HNOh it is not so bad..but I agree it needs a little tweak. I really like the 'pinterest look' red buttons though!
akos on HN
Data loss risk if service goes offline
From 1 comment
Cool looks very nice! I might use it for my new years' resolution to write something:p I would only be cautious because I'd be afraid of losing data (what if I write a whole book…
jvandenbroeck on HN
Requests
Word counter and spellchecker
From 1 comment
It should probably have a word counter. Also a spellchecker? Chrome seems to identify the spelling errors, but I don't know if all browsers have this.
mtgx on HN
Firefox support
From 1 comment
Firefox user here. What technology do you use to limit the page to WebKit only?
Boldewyn on HN
Import from Dropbox and files
From 1 comment
Tried creating an ebook out of some of my old blog posts. Import from URL feature is pretty cool. Loved it. The frictionless way to try the app is also great. Bookmarking the…
shalintj on HN
Undo for clear canvas
From 1 comment
this is neat - all went good, until I incidentally pressed the 'clear canvas' button on cover page. no undo there? looking forward for more advance features - full screen, double…
tanish2khn on HN
Questions
Is it free and how is pricing structured
From 2 comments
looks great, is it going to be a free service ? i don't see any pricing page!
udayaprakash19 on HNThe 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…
smountcastle on HN
How easy is it to export content
From 1 comment
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…
smountcastle on HN
Alternatives named
Pressbooks
From 1 comment
How does this differ from Pressbooks? http://pressbooks.com/
mikecane on HN
Leanpub
From 2 comments
I have to admit that I prefer http://leanpub.com
rman666 on HNIs your project similar to Leanpub? Is your goal to be an alternative to Leanpub? I'd love to see some competition in this space. It's a big space, a big market.
milkman on HN
Docverter
From 1 comment
I recently made a service named Docverter[1] that attacks this from the other end, where you write your book in Markdown or various other markup formats and produce ebook files…
zrail on HN