Ask HN: What would use an automatic print-and-snailmail system for?

1 point·m_eiman··4 comments

Hi,

I'm planning a service that puts content on paper and then sends it using snailmail. Read a short intro about it over at http://eiman.tv/blog/show_article.php?id=34

What do you think about the service in general? Can you think if a better use for it than I can? Feedback wanted!

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I can't find it, but there was a guy doing the same thing (but with .doc as well as pdf) about a year ago on here. I think he had some sort of monthly subscription option as well as a 'per-use' fee. Try finding out how he got on.

[edit] This is apparently going to extend into Sweden: http://www.freepostit.com/Home.aspx

Thanks for the link! The web page design is horrible, but I'll read through it and see what they offer and how it compares to my ideas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_letter

http://www.mailaletter.com/

http://www.netgram.com/

http://www.flydoc.com/

http://l-mail.com/

http://www.ezgram.com/

http://www.postful.com/

http://www.postalmethods.com/

Thanks for the overview. Seems like the price is roughly the same everywhere (as would be expected), but from a quick scan they don't seem to go beyond the easiest application. That means I should go worldwide with my additional services, after I've proved their worth here in Sweden!

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