[Foundation-l] Cafepress alternatives?

Sat May 15 16:17:38 UTC 2004

--- "Thomas R. Koll" <tomk32 at gmx.de> wrote:
> On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 03:08:00AM -0700, Daniel
> Mayer wrote:
> > --- "Thomas R. Koll" <tomk32 at gmx.de> wrote:
> > > On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 05:01:00AM +0200, Erik
> Moeller wrote:
> > > For the WikiReaders I'm currently setting up a
> webshop. I'm still
> > > working at it, implementing a multi-seller
> function.
> > > The idea is that everybody can sell printings,
> CD/DVDs or
> > > merchandise stuff on the site. For the sellers
> the biggest
> > > advantage is the central marekt and for the
> customer cheaper
> > > shipping is a big advantage (I neither live in
> CafePress country
> > > nor do I have a credit card).
> > 
> > Sounds neat. The fact that CafePress only accepts
> US dollars and is only in
> > English is a big drawback. On top of that, they
> are pretty darn expensive. 
> > 
> > > Maybe it's a good time to start discussions
> about an official
> > > Wikimedia shop. Comments?
> > 
> > I don't know since that would require us to have
> storage space, a distribution
> > system, a secure server to handle credit cards,
> and a staff to fill and send
> > out orders and deal with problems. Unfortunately
> CafePress has very little
> > competition and what little does exist has many of
> the same problems CafePress
> > does. 
> 
> Damn, we're building the biggest encycopedia in the
> world. We can do such
> a little shop ourself.
> 
> Except a few we could have external sellers in our
> shop, for me storage
> is no problem or costs, the 1000 WikiReaders won't
> take much space anyways.
> I hope that the devs can setup a secure server, can
> they?
> Here in Germany credit cards are quite unpopular,
> bank transfer is still
> number one and if I have to print another 1k copies
> of the WikiReader
> they might be sent out on bill/account and not on
> advanced payment.
> 
> ciao, tom

Hello Tom

I am not sure I understood everything yet; but to who
are these wikireaders gonna be distributed ? Or,
through which means ? Several means ? Only through
internet ? In schools ? Meetings ? What are you
planning ?

Are they gonna be sold ? If they are, how much ? Why
sold ? Do you consider they are only instrument of
promotion, or knowledge distribution as well ? Were
the 3000 dollars  definitly given to support
WikiReaders, or are they a help to be reinbursed while
the WikiReaders are sold ?  

Could you update the meta page accordingly. I think
that it is important that we keep track of
* promotional production
* distribution of free knowledge
* foundation money use

Both for us internally, perhaps for plannification of
annual money use later, and definitly for outsiders
who wish to follow foundation activity. If that is a
personal move to distribute knowledge, that is
interesting as well.

Ant

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