penflip.com

BTW: I really like the clean design.

Really like the editor of the penflip.

Love the idea, been using iA Writer for MAC to work on my book. But since I'm co-authoring with somebody else this would be the best tool to use. Too bad you didn't get into YC…

I just wanted to chime in and say (though possibly off topic) that Loren is an extraordinary developer. I saw penflip on ShowHN when he first posted it, and before that when it…

It's an overall strong application, but it's missing a few key components - namely, you're a single founder, and you're a bit early in terms of product and traction. That…

Looks very nice. Most likely the biggest problem is the single founder aspect, I'm in the same boat as you there. I have a feeling that when you select "yes" on that red flag…

What caught my eye - number of n/a answers. It shows a certain level of ignorance on the applicant part. If these questions are included, they are included for a reason. Second,…

well to be fair, your hitting a very crowded market that already has very established services with large userbases (If Google Docs, Word or Github just takes the idea then your…

I wouldnt have thought the market was huge for this. You mention "Textbooks" - most commercial publishing companies would already have internal version control software, you…

Market this thing as "The easiest way to get your book sold on Amazon" Figure out the process for people to sell there e-books on amazon and assist them all the way. Make sure…

Yes Because formatting a book is painful. And you need to use the tools the publishers use (namely - InDesign) And they import (keeping the styles) from: Word What would be…

I like the project a lot. Why do you think there was no YC interview? Any retrospection? Was it due to you being the only founder? How strict is the video time limit? The video…

Thanks for sharing this, interesting. However, why don't you mention Google Docs and Dropbox as competitors? Google docs already does this, and Dropbox seems to be clearly…

Thanks for sharing this, interesting. However, why don't you mention Google Docs and Dropbox as competitors? Google docs already does this, and Dropbox seems to be clearly…

I've seen a lot of PG's interviews where he literally says "Don't worry about competition". Dropbox released at a time when Google Drive was looming in the horizon. Still they…

> commercial publishing companies would already have internal version control software You'd be surprised. I've talked to published authors, and here's the inside scoop: the…

well to be fair, your hitting a very crowded market that already has very established services with large userbases (If Google Docs, Word or Github just takes the idea then your…

well to be fair, your hitting a very crowded market that already has very established services with large userbases (If Google Docs, Word or Github just takes the idea then your…