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At the same time as the worldwide newspaper industry is in serious trouble, UK startup Newspaper Club is making newsprint cool and attracting works and commissions from the likes of the BBC, Wired, Penguin and Last.fm.
Currently in beta, Newspaper Club is an online service that makes it easy for “people and communities make their own newspapers” – although they seem to be gaining more ground with brands looking for something a little different to get their message out.
The standard 12-page tabloid newspaper can be printed from PDF in both black and white and full-colour, in print runs as small as 5 copies. Pricing is kept in check by making use of downtime on newspaper printing presses and would-be media moguls can get help with design through ARTHUR:
“… if you need a bit more help, we’ve got a tool called ARTHR, where you can upload your own text and pictures and we’ll help you lay it out on the page so it looks lovely. Then you can get it printed”
A bespoke service is also available to help source writers and artists as well as handling the complete design and print process.
Funded by 4iP, Newspaper Club has a lot in common with HP Labs’ MagCloud (print-on-demand magazines) – both of which take a retropreneurial spin by putting ‘old school’ media into the hands (and price ranges) of funky brands, communities, interest groups and small business.
Or unconventional entrepreneurs.
Site: www.newspaperclub.co.uk
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