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I've started exploring Google Books as a publishing platform for my books. I write my own books, but I want to explore what it looks like to be a publisher using Google Books and Mimeo Connect Cloud Print.
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As a publisher, Google Book allows me to:
With the growing number of 3D models used in 3D printing there is a building need for warehouse space to store these virtual products, and parts.
Of course this is virtual warehouse space, but it has a lot of the same characteristics of warehousing for physical products.
Google provides a
3D printing starts with someones idea. Someones idea to recreate an existing object, or a vision of an object they hold in their head.
The evolution of 3D modeling software and 3D printers is creating a whole new generation of designers and creators.
These 3D creators come from many walks of life; architects, product designers,...
Once in production, a 3D model will be printed layer by layer using one of four potential 3D printing processes and corresponding materials:
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) - SLS is an additive manufacturing technique ...
Marketplaces are necessary to showcase and make 3D printing products and parts accessible by the public and other potential customers.
Shapeways and Google SketchUp provide integrated warehousing and marketpla...
Just like it takes creators to develop 3D models of physical objects, it takes makers, who are people that actually bring these virtual representations into the world.
3D models used in 3D printing are stored in files. These files can be a wide range of standard or specialized file formats.
File formats often depend on the type of 3D modeling software used, but there are many common formats:
.stl - STL is a file format native to the stereolithograp...
3D printing is about delivering a virtual object as a physical object, on demand.
This is where our current shipping industry steps in; UPS, Fedex, USPS, DHS and other shipping providers will make sure we receive our 3D printed objects.
With growing fuel costs, the need for localized delivery will grow, and here is another are...
3D printing doesn't always start with a human designer or creator. There are wide variety of 3D scanners that can be used in the 3D printing process.
A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real-world object to collect data on its...
When it comes to creating 3D models for 3D printing there are many types of software to choose from.
3D software solutions range from commercial to free, and can be desktop or part of a newer evolution of web-based applications.
Popular 3D modeling software includeds 3DTin,
A 3D printer works by taking a 3D model, then by making a series of slices that are printed one on top of the other to create a 3D object of the model.
Since 2003 there has been large growth in the sale of 3D printers, due to the decline in their cost.
You can find 3D printing used in jewellery, footwear, industrial design, arch...
In preparation for Maker Faire this weekend I'm collecting more of my thoughts around 3D printing.
As I do with all my research, I blog along the way, to help me learn and organize my thoughts. This is a first post in my ongoing evaluation of the role of APIs in 3D print...
Widgets and other embeddable objects are the number one request we get at Mimeo Connect.
Everyone is busy these days, and they just need a quick way to enable users to build, purchase and print documents from a...
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As an evangelist for a print API, I often get asked, What are you doing working in a dying industry?
I don't see the print industry as dying, I see it as evolving. I often say that the largest and loudest sectors of print are making a lot of noise, and have trouble adju...
Google released a new Google Books API this week. The new Books API will allow developers to build mobile and web applications using the more than 15 million books titles available on books.google.com.
The Books API allows searching of books metadata, pricing and working with...
I was fortunate enough to attend the NY Tech Meetup last night at NYU while I was in town.
Interesting to see the startup energy in NY compared with Silicon Valley.
Anyways I got to see some cool startups and tech businesses:
APIs are transforming the way we print. I'm always looking for other APIs that compliment the Mimeo Connect Cloud Print API.
I recently addedCrocodoc to our application directory. Crocodoc takes PDFs, Word documents, an...
I'm working to make it easier to get up and running using the Mimeo Connect Cloud Print API.
One concept that is tough to understand at first, is that all printing starts with a Mimeo document.
Then using the API you can either order that document as is, or merge one or many PDF documents with it, generate a dynamic document, then order...
Aviary, a creator of web-based image editing tools, launched a new Effects API that can apply filters and utilities to photos via a RESTful interface.
What used to be done with server-s...
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Over the next few days google will be rolling out the ability to upload any file type to Google Documents List API for all accounts.
Previously only Go...
As technology rolls forward, there are many new concepts, but sometimes things we know from the past can also be reborn.
A new concept IPhone case from
I was just playing with a cool new, free photo collage tool called Photovisi.
With Photovisi you can select one of the many layout designs, add your photos and then customize by dragging items around.
After the co...
Google Translate is an amazing tool. It translates those random foreign web pages I run across, and those ever growing number of emails I receive from overseas.
I have 3 suggestions for Google to add:
Geek - Translate geek so I can...
One search term I've seen come up in my Google Analytics frequestly is:
Mimeo.com vs. Lulu.com
I wanted to help people u...
