Putting the digital word to print

By Bob Toovey - 06 November 2009

Back in July I wrote about the BlogPaper, their aim was to take their top rated content from their site and put it in to print. Well that project has moved forward and 3500 copies were distributed in London recently. It has been met with mixed praise by looking at the comments on this entry, 'theblogpaper pilot' but overall it looks to of been successful.

There is now another site that aims to take user generated content and put it to print. The Newspaper Club aims to take PDF files submitted by users of the site which are then used to create unique and limited run newspapers. More info from the BBC, New lease of life for newspapers.

Both of these UK projects will allow web based or user created content to gain a wider audience. But will it contribute to the reported demise of the traditional newspaper?

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