Fascinating.
How to handle the overhead of ordering
supplies, maintaining inventory, etc.? That
requires
people.
In Zazzle's case, they do it for you--essentially, they
print on demand and then drop-ship the item directly to the person who's ordered
it. You-the-designer set the price point, Zazzle takes a fixed cut in return for
its services, and you get whatever's left over. In other words, you
effectively pay a bit more to get the thing printed in return for them handling the
supply,
shipping, inventory etc. hassles for you.
Ah-ha. Capiche.
Darrell