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Re: Printing Made Easier

From: Karl Dubost <karl@w3.org>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 12:41:23 +0900
Cc: "Aaron Swartz" <me@aaronsw.com>, www-archive <www-archive@w3.org>
Message-Id: <B414D123-3D2F-4EB4-8249-B1B62AB96443@w3.org>
To: Sean B.Palmer <sean@miscoranda.com>


Le 5 févr. 2008 à 01:05, Sean B. Palmer a écrit :
> I've always admired www-archive as a simple SMTP to HTTP service, but
> I wonder if there ought to be a similar thing for works whose intended
> output is the printed form. In other words, a www-archive of print.

Do you think about something similar to
http://wikitravelpress.com/

> Wikitravel, the Webby Award-winning online travel guide, has over  
> 30,000 guides to destinations around the world. At Wikitravel Press,  
> we select the best ones, give them to our carefully selected local  
> editors to polish and fact-check, and then typeset them with our  
> revolutionary one-click Yucca engine. This lets us update the guides  
> from top to bottom every single month. When you order online, a  
> fresh copy is printed just for you and shipped to your doorstop in  
> less than a week*.
>
> And that's only half the story! On your travels, you're sure to  
> discover great new restaurants or hip new bars not listed in the  
> guide. For normal travel guides, you could write some "feedback" and  
> hope they put it into the next edition five years from now. But for  
> Wikitravel, you can add it yourself, and less than one month later  
> your contribution (and your name) will be in print.
>
> * Normal time to print and deliver anywhere in the continental  
> United States is 5-7 business days. See FAQ for delivery times  
> elsewhere, including expedited handling and shipping options.

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