China Goes For Email To Snail Mail Plan
from the let-us-deliver dept
China Post is apparently introducing a new plan that they hope will make them some money. People with computers can send an email to the post office, who will then print it out and deliver it to the recipient. It costs a bit more than just sending a regular letter, but they're hoping that small and mid-sized businesses will find it useful, though it's unclear what the real advantage is here.
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Cost?
Of course, that assumes that the service is being offered at a cost that makes it economically attractive and that they actually do a good job processing the requests.
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Advantages of Snail Mail
A more specific example has to do with sending invoices via snail mail. It is often more reliable, not because of delivery issues, but because the recipient doesn't print it and/or forward it to accounts payable right away.
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