The financial model is viable now. But it will be even more profitable in the future. With people living more closely together in dense neighborhoods rather than spread out in suburbs, having a local copier printing newspapers becomes economically feasible, as does the delivery routes. It might even be cheaper to deliver newspapers in a dense neighborhood than in a sprawling suburb.
Most people will not have the money, nor the time, nor the space, to have their own individual printers, although this is a possibility for those with all three.
And people will want to have a customized News Service anyway. So the online tailored news source is something that should develop even without the print option.
You will go online and specify what categories (sports, living, international news, local news, etc.) and what news sources (New York Times for international news; Wall Street Journal for Business; local newspaper for local news, etc.). You can change the categories and sources anytime you want.
Each media will choose the top stories in each category and lay out the stories in complete pages. The News Service just digitally puts the completed pages together and then prints the customized newspaper. Pretty neat idea, huh?
I for one enjoy reading the Sunday paper. But what use to be hours of enjoyment is now more like a breeze. That is, IF the local paer of choice is even in business.
Posted by: Thom | February 23, 2010 at 12:11 PM