BRAND NEW, circa 1997. Print on demand.
 

Let's see, what goes around comes around?

I've been talking about Print On Demand since day one of SowPub, now 23 years later...I'm still talking about it.

I often point out Solar Vision on eBay with his wild collection of POD products, and I have given him (assumption) money to get mine.

Now, NEW. https://www.libertybooklets.com/index.php/products

A very '97 feel to the site, but it is brand new, and although the folks offering these booklets do have an advantage of owning a printing business... any of their "mail order" offers can be a print on demand, and just like Solar Vision, one could set up a store on a big traffic platform.

A few of you might remember my original Chattel Report, which was spiral bound, a printed on demand product and it gave me a fast start to my Internet Marketing 'career' as did the SCI product I developed, THE PROFESSIONAL REMOTE DIRECT MARKETING HOME STUDY COURSE.

It was a huge contrast, and a LESSON for me, selling the home study course, with 12 VHS videos, and tons of paper, big postage...a real big package vs. an envelope stuffed with a spiral bound report, some pens and markers.

So, I started off online with two different products, one a high ticket, which was sold as an affiliate (me being the only one) and my own thing printed and assembled as orders came in.

Even today, I was playing around with my POCKET PRO series, seeing what a real POD product might be like, just figuring out if it can be done with very little slop and mess.

Anyhow, as we gallop toward the AI ruled Internet, don't forget there are still some folks who like to hold products/information (education/entertainment) in their hands and PRINT ON DEMAND might be a fun hobby which brings in some FUN moolah too.

Love the first of the month, have so many NEWSletters, and things to go through...next up, my retail monthly, if any thing catches my eye, I'll let you know.

Gordon

The opportunities are exploding...
 

Hi Gordon,

A part of me misses those early days of the 'net !

It was an exciting time... A feeling of possibilities...

Google sprung up, and they proclaimed their official motto and code of conduct, "Don't be evil."

Google went on to remove "Don't be evil" from their code of conduct in 2018 - maybe a sign of the times...

Of course there are still possibilities. I still see HUGE opportunities... Good, ethical opportunities!

Yes, AI provides opportunities... Not just in using AI, but in helping those who will be negatively affected by AI...

I'm juggling a few too many things right now - including an incredibly curious and exploratory toddler (as a relatively new Dad)... But the opportunities are truly exploding...!

Best wishes,

Dien

If you have a creative bone in your body, I think this is good...
 

What are some of the new opportunities as an "information publisher" ... ?

I think AI opens up your opportunities... For those with imagination...

For example, let's say you always wanted to create your own comics...

There was a "barrier" to entry before...

To create a comic, it helped if you could draw!

But now, AI can help create the drawings for you... You don't need to be able to draw any more! If you can conceive of the comic in your imagination, AI can help you to create it...

We're coming to the stage where it will be the same for video.

If you can conceive of it, AI can help create your video for you... No need to hire actors, and so on, to see your vision come to life...

Will writers still be needed? I think for the more "rote" stuff, probably not.

For example, Blinkist is a company that makes a lot of money selling summaries of books.

AI can now summarize a book chapter for you in seconds... I'm sure that Blinkist can see the writing on the wall...

But for truly creative stuff, I think writers will still be needed...

The key, as I see it, is that CREATIVITY and IMAGINATION will become empowered...

So if you're a CREATIVE being, then I think the possibilities just got larger!

Best wishes,

Dien

Which AI and what prompts would you use to create a comic/cartoon?
 

You've seen my SQ1 and other drawings.

So, I've never considered bringing out my creative COMIC/cartoon babies.

How do I do this?

What prompts do I use, and then, where?

Gordon

Definitely plan to do this now...!
 

Hi Gordon,

I haven't done it myself yet (create a comic with AI)...

But will definitely do it now!

I've actually had hidden desires to be a cartoonist since I was a kid... :)

There are a lot of articles and videos about this, but I don't know how well they explain it...

Here's one of those videos I happened to find...



Create your own comics with A.I. easy. Follow the white rabbit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKLowhdw2w

Best wishes,

Dien

I got a B+
 

https://www.grademybusinessidea.com/gradeResults.php

Maybe I should GO.

Gordon