E-Junkie Forum http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/ E-Junkie Forum RSS en-us Copyright 2009, 19.5 Degrees. All rights reserved. webmaster@e-junkie.com webmaster@e-junkie.com Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:52:47 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:35:17 GMT 681 E-JUNKIE 5 E-Junkie Forum http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/ http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/logo.gif 290 104 Post #91 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:52:47 GMT
Leena]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Leena Post #90 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:06:39 GMT http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/help.test.htm]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; E-junkieNinja Post #89 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:32:36 GMT
Leena :)]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Leena Post #88 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:48:09 GMT E-junkie Service Status and Updates; E-junkieNinja Post #87 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:27:09 GMT
Just joined e-Junkie today and downloaded my ebook. I tried to get the pdf stamping to work, but it doesn't show. My situation is identical to Geek's on top of this page:

"PDF Stamping is not working for me.

o Seller Admin > View/Edit/Delete Products -> select Send transaction data to a URL -> -> Enter the following URL in payment variable information URL: -> Submit

http://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/o_plug.php?e_stamp_pdf=true& pdf_allow_copy=y&pdf_allow_print=y

Note: I don't have an editing/authoring password on the PDF file. So, I've removed the &pdf_pwd= as per the documentation.
"

My file is not zipped, I don't have a password and I also removed the &pdf_pwd= as adviced.

So what should I do??

Leena :)]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Leena Post #86 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:27:25 GMT
I hope you'll consider this as a feature request. (The ability to stamp multiple PDFs selected in the "Package files from other products" feature.)

Thanks.]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; jimbob Post #85 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:25:01 GMT
CrisBCTSuppose we continue to give e-junkie a pdf file rather than a zip. Along with the name to zip the file into when the pdf stamping has been added...


The problem is the requirement to stamp a whole collection of separate PDF files that would be issued as a single product together, and we have no way for sellers to upload multiple files for a single product in the first place, other than compressing them into a single .zip that is simply issued to buyers as-is. The PDF Stamper currently won't even work with "package deal" bundles using the "Package files from other products" feature; it can only stamp a single PDF file that is uploaded for the exact product configured with the PDF Stamper URL.]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Tyson Post #84 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:22:25 GMT
However, what I don't understand is why you can't stamp a multi-file item. (ie: An item that includes multiple pdf files.

How is that any different then if we combine the two files into a single PDF?

There is no file to unzip/zip in that case.

No?]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; jimbob Post #83 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:17:41 GMT E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Tyson Post #82 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 20:26:49 GMT TysonAdditional stalling tactics to cover the extra delay required to unzip and rezip a collection of files (not to mention the additional time to stamp more than just one PDF) would only defer buyers' gratification even further, making for an unsatisfactory buyer experience.

...

Have you considered simply recompiling each of your PDF file collections into a single PDF for each bundle?

Yes I have considered this.. and this is what we'll be doing as a "fix" for now.

However... I don't really see how your logic makes sense.

The number of pages needed to "stamp" is identical regardless of whether we have two eBook files or one file. (If we take two 50 page ebooks and combine them into a single 100 page ebook.. isn't that the exact same amount of work for the stamping process? Does opening a PDF file really take *that* much additional processing?)

What you are saying as being the problem (slow stamping, delayed customer fulfillment, etc) doesn't make sense if you then turn around and suggest a possible "fix" is to simply add all the ebooks into one.

What am I missing?]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; jimbob Post #81 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 19:41:16 GMT
As an ex-software developer, it seems that this would be far simpler, and take way less time that requiring e-junkie to unpack a pdf before adding the pdf stamping customization.

A zip would also provide a faster download, which might compensate, and perhaps even more than compensate for the extra time needed to zip the resultant pdf.

This would go a long way to satisfying the basic need, without needing a rewrite of the whole system for unusually complex non-standard requirements...]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; CrisBCT Post #80 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:54:03 GMT
o Seller Admin > View/Edit/Delete Products -> select Send transaction data to a URL -> -> Enter the following URL in payment variable information URL: -> Submit

http://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/o_plug.php?e_stamp_pdf=true&pdf_allow_copy=y&pdf_allow_print=y

Note: I don't have an editing/authoring password on the PDF file. So, I've removed the &pdf_pwd= as per the documentation.

I still don't see the stamping. Can someone help? Please take a look at the document that is on my account and let me know whether anything is wrong in the PDF file that I've uploaded.

Note: I created the PDF file using Adobe PDF creator directly from Microsoft Word.]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; geek Post #79 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 02:20:05 GMT
Additional stalling tactics to cover the extra delay required to unzip and rezip a collection of files (not to mention the additional time to stamp more than just one PDF) would only defer buyers' gratification even further, making for an unsatisfactory buyer experience. Moreover, what if not all the files in the .zip are PDFs? What if they have different authoring passwords? What if, what if... It opens a huge can of worms that reintroduces the very problem we'd introduced stamping to avoid, namely, the unsatisfactory buyer experience of DRM-style approaches.

Have you considered simply recompiling each of your PDF file collections into a single PDF for each bundle?]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Tyson Post #78 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:12:12 GMT
(I am a software developer so I'm curious as to the "certain aspects of the PDF file spec" that you say prevents this from working.)

Regardless, the multiAdd hack will not work for us, since the whole point of having multiple PDF files in a single item is to allow the customer to get a discount on multi-ebook purchase.

For example, if we sell each ebook individually for $10, then we want to be able to offer two of them in a single bundle for $15. If there's a way to do that with the multiAdd hack, please let me know. (ie: Can we pass in a price over-ride as part of the multiAdd array data?)

Other then that... I'm very open to any ideas about how to handle our requirements and still get the watermarking to work. That is a major reason I convinced my customer to start using you..so they're not too happy it won't work on their "ebook bundle" items.

Thanks.]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; jimbob Post #77 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 20:59:01 GMT
You might consider using our multiAdd hack to present buyers with a single Add to Cart button that would actually put two or more separate items (each with their own PDF file) into their cart:
http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2121]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Tyson Post #76 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 01:22:26 GMT
We are planning to sell "packages" of eBooks.. so each .zip file will contain two or more PDF files.

It would be fantastic if the stamp is possible to be added to each of the included PDF files.

Thanks.]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; jimbob Post #75 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:36:52 GMT This is what I'll do:"You could email the URL to a secret page on your site where you would have the free product's Add to Cart button, or you could even just email the URL of the Add to Cart button itself." I do want to collect email addresses and my problem
is not the recipient seeing the e-junkie.com URL ... anyone should see how efficient your system is... besides I am an affiliate!

I haven't used e-junkie for a while and I need to understand it all again - I am familiar with getting download links myself after paying on Paypal for a product and your system
is super... I was having a problem visualizing adding a button in the article on my website or how to add a link to my newsletter, so I will test it all.

Thanks again,

Fran]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Fran_C Post #74 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:42:06 GMT
I'm not clear what you mean about, "the free pdf I'm giving away without the recipient having to go through the eJunkie site to download it"? If you're using E-junkie to collect names and email addresses and issue each recipient a unique, expirable link, then the recipient of your free download would not need to visit or even see the main www.e-junkie.com Web site, but the Free Checkout page uses an e-junkie.com URL, and the thank-you/download page would have an e-junkie.com URL as well.

If you just want people to download a file for free and don't need to collect names/emails nor issue each person a unique link that expires, then you can just upload the file to your Web site and make a link to it, just like you'd make a link from one page to another, and that wouldn't need to involve E-junkie at all.]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Tyson Post #73 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:17:42 GMT
I read the above in one of your answers and I have a question:

Does that mean that I would I be able to include a link in my newsletter or my website post to the free pdf I'm giving away without the
recipient having to go through the eJunkie site to download it?

I haven't used eJunkie for quite a while and I'm having to learn all over again...
although I do realize that your system is super simple!

Thank you for your response,

francivile@yahoo.com]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; Fran_C Post #72 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/3335/pg/4#post12027 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:36 GMT E-junkieChef
PayloadMediaIs there any possibility that support for zipped PDF files could be added? It seems to me it shouldn't be too tough to unzip, stamp and re-zip the PDF file.....


If more people start using the stamping feature and we find this to be a common request, we'll do this.

Yes, this DRM stamping is a very useful facility. I like it lots. And it would be even more useful if I were able also to use it for a zipped PDF file!

So please add my enthusiastic support for this enhancement.

Thanks a bunch for implementing this great feature!]]> E-junkie Service Status and Updates; CrisBCT