Printfection has introduced another great feature for their shopkeepers called AddMerch which, with the help of a single line of javascript, will allow people to apply images that you display on your blogs and web sites to the various products that Printfection sell. I haven’t tried it out myself but it is a great development. Zazzle has a similar tool but it seems much more complicated than this one. One thing I worry about though is that usually the images displayed on web sites are low resolution and not at all suitable for using on products. Of course you could use high resolution images on your web site but then I don’t see what could stop people from taking and using them without your permission. Below is an introductory video from Printfection.

I have been meaning to take a closer look at the Zazzle API with a similar function for quite a while now but I keep putting it off. If I do get around to it I will write up an idiot’s guide.

You can read more about AddMerch at AddMerch.com and on Prinfection’s bl0g.

Update: As you can see from the comment by Gavin from Printfection, the high resolution images are fairly safe. Sounds great.