Printcasting

Developing tools to open print publishing to anyone.

Printcasting will let anyone publish a printable PDF newspaper or magazine using content from participating bloggers and news providers.

Welcome!

Printcasting will make it possible for anyone to create a local print newspaper, magazine or newsletter with local ads. No money tools or design are required. Only passion!

But don't just take our word for it. Check out this video, which shows how it will work. If you have a strong opinion about the interface concepts we've presented, or other ideas, we invite you to post a comment.

Printcasting: Early Interface Concepts from Dan Pacheco on Vimeo.

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Want to Help?

Do you think you may have something to contribute to this project? Please join the group and share your thoughts and feedback. The terms of our grant require us to open-source Printcasting code in the future.

In that spirit, we also welcome people and organizations who would like to help this movement from the beginning. That can mean everything from code to design to partnerships. Please e-mail Dan Pacheco at dan@printcasting.com if interested.

Open Discussions -- please join in!

RSS to PDF conversion tools

Personalized digital presses

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Who are the ideal Printcasting publishers?

Posted by pachecod on August 15th, 2008 at 4:25pm — 3 Comments (Add)

Printcasting on Twitter

Posted by pachecod on August 15th, 2008 at 3:13pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Steve Outing: Printcasting and Classifieds

Posted by pachecod on August 4th, 2008 at 10:24am — No Comments (Add)

More About Printcasting

Printcasting is a project of The Bakersfield Californian that's managed by Dan Pacheco.

We're proud to be one of 16 recipients of the 2007/2008 Knight News Challenge. To learn more about the Knight News Challenge, visit http://newschallenge.org. You can read the brief about Printcasting at http://newschallenge.org/printcasting.

About the Project
Printcasting is a two-year project that will roll out in three phases. Our basic concept is to make it possible for anyone to create a local, self-updating, printable newspaper, magazine or newsletter that carries local advertising – all for free. This will be accomplished by letting people pull together online content from existing sources, such as blogs, and combining it with local advertising that matches the content.

Through web software that we will build, an aspiring print publisher won’t need any technical knowledge, design skills, software or even content to create printable publications. If you’re passionate about a local interest – which could be anything from a local sports team to a local hobby like fishing – and you have an Internet connection, you’ll be able to set up your own publication in minutes.

New editions will automatically be created as PDFs and sent to readers in e-mail. The idea is similar to a Podcast, which uses RSS feeds to send out new MP3 files -- thus the term Printcasting. [Read More ...]