[Ann] CoinDL - Buy with Bitcoin: Now only 1% fee on Coupon & Gift Codes

[weex]

Thanks Stephen for your concern on pricing. There are many ways to succeed with CoinDL but dropping the price at this stage is not the best one. Getting more content of course and continuing to build out the basic features are the priorities.

On the development front, I've been working on a sales widget which is almost complete.

I've also added a notification preference for signed-in users(visible on Dashboard, My Account etc) as my hope is to send out a periodic one-pager highlighting artists, authors, and developments with the site. I have a rough format for that newsletter if anyone would like to help write a first issue. (PM me if so)

Finally at the bottom of every page you'll see a link to the IRC channel for the site. #CoinDL on freenode is where you can go if you want to chat about music/art/other downloads or about the site itself. PM me if you'd like to be an op there as I figure someone other than myself should be.

Thanks,

weex

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[weex]

The sales widget has been released this morning. https://www.coindl.com/widget

[SgtSpike]

Very cool!

[bitstarter]

+1 !

[amincd]

This is great!

[Portnoy]

The sales widget has been released this morning. https://www.coindl.com/widget

Nice!  Are you planning on doing more with this? 

Like giving people the ability to configure it for themselves to help it fit in with their
own site's style.

For example what if someone has a gallery ( e.g. nextgen gallery in wordpress ) of
photos and they just want to put one of those "buy now" buttons under each picture..
with perhaps the title or maybe just the price... or maybe just the button... or some
combination of the various elements... but something minimal.

This may be getting closer to something I can use.   

[weex]

The sales widget has been released this morning. https://www.coindl.com/widget

Nice!  Are you planning on doing more with this? 

Like giving people the ability to configure it for themselves to help it fit in with their
own site's style.

For example what if someone has a gallery ( e.g. nextgen gallery in wordpress ) of
photos and they just want to put one of those "buy now" buttons under each picture..
with perhaps the title or maybe just the price... or maybe just the button... or some
combination of the various elements... but something minimal.

This may be getting closer to something I can use.   

CoinDL is currently handling the entire purchase and delivery process for the items that are on the site or in this widget. Are you asking to be able to just embed a button that uses the same process or are you looking to store and deliver the files yourself? With something like a gallery that may have bulk inventory changes I can see how the latter might make sense. Please expand.

[Portnoy]

Are you asking to be able to just embed a button that uses the same process or are you looking to store and deliver the files yourself?

I was thinking about that first option but would like that latter one too if it could be done where
the directory url wouldn't be exposed allowing anyone to go there and grab the files there. 

[BCB]

Slick.  I just bought "Bitcoin - What It Is and Why It Matters" by sending BTC to the address.  I tried the Buy Now button but Chrome tried to pop open my Armory wallet which I don't use.  Anyway to change the default?

Thx.

[weex]

Slick.  I just bought "Bitcoin - What It Is and Why It Matters" by sending BTC to the address.  I tried the Buy Now button but Chrome tried to pop open my Armory wallet which I don't use.  Anyway to change the default?

Thx.

Well etotheipi will be pleased...this should be set by your OS and if there's no handler it'll just go to a blank page. Might have an intermediate page if I hear of people getting confused. It's probably best to copy/paste until Bitcoin-QT or your other client can register itself as the handler.

[SgtSpike]

Slick.  I just bought "Bitcoin - What It Is and Why It Matters" by sending BTC to the address.  I tried the Buy Now button but Chrome tried to pop open my Armory wallet which I don't use.  Anyway to change the default?

Thx.

The default client doesn't have support for those types of Bitcoin URLs.... Yet.

[weex]

Are you asking to be able to just embed a button that uses the same process or are you looking to store and deliver the files yourself?

I was thinking about that first option but would like that latter one too if it could be done where
the directory url wouldn't be exposed allowing anyone to go there and grab the files there. 

Thanks for the idea. I think the first one is doable and fits well with the general operation of the site. The second one is probably best done as a separate project completely.

[weex]

A few updates:

1)  CoinDL got some new stuff today including a funny wallpaper ( https://www.coindl.com/page/item/189 ) and a newly-collected album from thricefoldedcloak called "Skip This Album" ( https://www.coindl.com/page/item/191 )

2) "Skip This Album" was another album for which previews and sub-items were automatically created from an uploaded zip file. Obviously lots of the massaging of content needs to be automated.

3) On the development front, I've sent out the first free newsletter and you can sign up for it at http://eepurl.com/lEWpX

4) This is pretty cool... Bitmit has agreed to put a link to CoinDL in all of their Digital Goods cateogories. For example: http://bitmit.net/en/shop/c/22-digital-goods and in return we've added a link at the bottom of our home page in case any of our visitors aren't satisfied with fully virtual goods.

[Bitcoin Oz]

Contacted a punk band I know here in Aus to see if they want to sell some stuff.

On the issue of getting content and prepaying artists to do so this might be a good opportunity to raise some funding

[weex]

Contacted a punk band I know here in Aus to see if they want to sell some stuff.

On the issue of getting content and prepaying artists to do so this might be a good opportunity to raise some funding

I'd love to hear some Aussie punk on the site.

Funding is a concern but of course I'd better finish this business plan first!

[Bitcoin Oz]

Contacted a punk band I know here in Aus to see if they want to sell some stuff.

On the issue of getting content and prepaying artists to do so this might be a good opportunity to raise some funding

I'd love to hear some Aussie punk on the site.

Funding is a concern but of course I'd better finish this business plan first!

Its a great site and anything to avoid itunes is a plus.

[weex]

To better highlight the great artists and authors who have posted their goods on CoinDL, we are introducing a new tumblr/blog at http://tumblr.coindl.com

Our first post there is an interview with "#agora - a novel?" author Danny about how he got into Bitcoin, and his thoughts behind the book.

Looking forward to highlighting lots of great people there!

-weex

[weex]

15 eBooks (historical fiction, children's, and non-fiction) by Tarrin P. Lupo - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=85964.0

Also added recently, Blondie Economics https://www.coindl.com/page/item/223

[David_Benz]

Music sounds good man.

[ildubbioso]

I suscribed today, and I uploaded a photo (Tommaso Carmagnola).
NIce website, there will be always a "Pending approval" sign for the photos?