Our weekend project
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notebook digitization service
SHOW HN2014
42points
30comments
#754of 2,272 in 2014
Top 34%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Non-destructive scan so the notebook is returned
From 1 comment
Awesome! I have been waiting for a service like this! I especially wanted a non-destructive scan. It's important to me to get my notebook back. I've priced other services.…
jessmartin on HN
Price is reasonable compared with alternatives
From 2 comments
Awesome! I have been waiting for a service like this! I especially wanted a non-destructive scan. It's important to me to get my notebook back. I've priced other services.…
jessmartin on HNI've purchased a Mod Notebook and am waiting for it to be delivered. They launched first, so I get to compare you to them naturally. Mod Notebook Pros: -Notebook and scanning…
josephjrobison on HN
Landing page illustrations look good
From 2 comments
I like the hand-drawn animations on your landing page! Did you guys make those yourselves?
hobonumber1 on HNGlad you like the illustrations! They are a combination of stock images and ones we did ourselves. One of our goals here was to launch something beautiful, as quickly as…
bdm on HN
Objections
Sample PDF resolution is low with visible JPEG artefacts
From 2 comments
Cool idea, but your sample (https://www.papersync.co/static/PaperSync_sample.pdf) isn't really selling it. The resolution is a lot lower than I would expect and there are JPEG…
micheljansen on HNI have to agree, I was almost in and I know a friend of mine would be (he's got a pile of 100 notebooks laying in his closet).. but that PDF was a letdown. (Time to grab my paper…
threeio on HN
Sending private notebooks to a company raises confidentiality concerns
From 2 comments
The site itself looks alright, its obvious what you are trying to sell. Ironically the first selling point is also a reason why someone would not want to use your service "[...]…
WebSearchingPro on HNOn the "About" page: We make our best effort to maintain the security and confidentiality of your content, and we will never share, publish, or otherwise distribute your content…
timthorn on HN
Price of $20 per notebook is high
From 1 comment
$20 per notebook is a bit on the expensive side, imo.
nubela on HN
Only usable from the US
From 1 comment
"offer this as a service to all the beautiful people of the world." No, you don't do this. But please let me know once people from outside the US can use this, interested in…
diggan on HN
Requests
Provide high-resolution sample scans
From 2 comments
(I'm working with OP on this) Thanks for the feedback! We are using a setup similar to http://www.diybookscanner.org/ for this and the scan quality is very high. The sample PDF…
ssong on HNHi, this is awesome! I would like to see a sample in 0.3 mm B pencil lead. I have pretty much given up on evernote because I don't have time to do this in bulk (a solution you…
niels_olson on HN
Offer OCR or transcription of handwriting
From 2 comments
I have a pile of notebooks that need to get into my computer somehow - but images won't help. I would pay for OCR, but AFAIK the technology today is not yet good enough for…
ds9 on HNI concur. As the pile of notebooks full of barely-legible handwritten scrawl grows and grows, so does the amount of money I'd be willing to pay a company for notebook…
nathanb on HN
Use tracked/registered post for notebook return
From 1 comment
My immediate reaction was 'backup sure, but what if they loose my valuable notebook in the mail? I think to address this you should state clearly that all notebooks are to be…
evolve2k on HN
Questions
What DPI are the scans
From 1 comment
Awesome! I have been waiting for a service like this! I especially wanted a non-destructive scan. It's important to me to get my notebook back. I've priced other services.…
jessmartin on HN
Does it work with pencil and coloured inks
From 1 comment
Hi, this is awesome! I would like to see a sample in 0.3 mm B pencil lead. I have pretty much given up on evernote because I don't have time to do this in bulk (a solution you…
niels_olson on HN
How many pages do notebooks contain
From 1 comment
Am I completely missing it, or does the website really give no indication of how many pages their notebooks contain?
mct on HN
Alternatives named
Mod Notebooks
From 2 comments
Neat idea and bravo on quick execution. But did you ever see these guys? http://modnotebooks.com/
y-apply on HNI've purchased a Mod Notebook and am waiting for it to be delivered. They launched first, so I get to compare you to them naturally. Mod Notebook Pros: -Notebook and scanning…
josephjrobison on HN
Shot Note by KingJim
From 1 comment
This reminded me of something called "Shot Note" which is used to digitally store and organize handwritten notes: http://www.kingjim.co.jp/sp/shotnote/english/
itazula on HN
Evernote with phone camera
From 1 comment
Hi, this is awesome! I would like to see a sample in 0.3 mm B pencil lead. I have pretty much given up on evernote because I don't have time to do this in bulk (a solution you…
niels_olson on HN
Flatbed scanner or ScanSnap
From 2 comments
I have to agree, I was almost in and I know a friend of mine would be (he's got a pile of 100 notebooks laying in his closet).. but that PDF was a letdown. (Time to grab my paper…
threeio on HNOP here: I spent a few days working with ssong last week to create papersync.co -- a service where we scan paper notebooks and turn them into .pdf’s. We both carry notebooks…
bdm on HN