New Product Release: Downloadable Products

Everyone knows that ZenPrint offers superior web-to-print technology and production services, but this week we are excited to announce the expansion of our product line to include static and variable downloadable products.

So what exactly are downloadable products you ask? Let’s say you have a white-paper that you want to allow your sales reps or affiliates to customize and email to potential clients. Or maybe you have an important meeting coming up and you only need a couple print outs. With downloadable products, you can configure the product to be available to download as a PDF. Email it, print it, or share it online and best of all, the PDF is available immediately after purchase.

Setting up downloadable products is easy. For a static downloadables, just log into your account, select Add My Own Product and choose the downloadable option. Fill out the product information fields like normal and then select the last tab in the navigation called Downloadable Information. With each product you have the option to upload a sample file. This could be a simple JPG with a SAMPLE watermark on it so users can view what the PDF will look like before purchasing and downloading. Finally upload the PDF and save the product.

For variable downloadables, setting up the products in the admin is the same as static products. The only difference is that you will choose the AUTO option instead of uploading the actual PDF file as ZenPrint will create the PDF from the variable fields the user inputs on the front end. Please refer to the Designer’s Guide to see how to set up your files in InDesign for variable products in InDesign.