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i actually really like the print catalog builder concept. i've not seen it on other (admittedly few) ecommerce solutions that i've looked at. i feel like if you were to develop this into a generic plugin for other ecommerce solutions, you might have something unique that people could purchase without having to make difficult decisions (i.e., switching ecommerce solutions).

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That's a great point noodle. I hadn't thought of the catalog builder as a plug-in before.

i honestly like that idea better than building a fresh ecommerce solution. there are so many other options that are quite good and already command market share. in addition, as i kind of mentioned, pulling someone away from their established ecommerce solution is like pulling teeth.

plus, if you could develop this into a multi-platform plugin, you could probably use that process to develop a framework for developing plugins for multiple platforms and build some more, since you seem to have good ideas.

just a few thoughts. don't let me discourage you from running with what you have.

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