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SEATTLE, WA –
January 3, 2006 – SmallTownPapers, Inc. is pleased to announce that The Cape
Gazette in Lewes, Delaware has selected SmallTownPapers to provide digital
preservation and online accessibility of its newspaper archives using the
company’s “ArchiveInABox” system.
ArchiveInABox is an
archive management system which allows newspaper publishers to easily and
affordably move printed newspaper archives into a completely searchable
digital format.
“For years we have been searching for a way to quickly and easily research
our own historical archives,” said Dennis Forney, publisher of The Cape
Gazette which serves Delaware’s Cape Henlopen region. “ArchiveInABox
enables our staff and the community to quickly access and search through our
archive for information. SmallTownPapers provides us with an effective tool
for placing and maintaining searchable, quality versions of our archive
online.”
SmallTownPapers will digitize the entire archive from the newspaper which
publishes on Tuesdays and Fridays then place the searchable historical
archives on a private label website. “The Cape Gazette currently offers
its subscribers a choice between traditional print and PDF delivery,” said
Patrick Scanlon, Vice President of Corporate Business Development. “Through
the addition of the searchable historical archive, The Cape Gazette will
enhance the service it provides to all of its subscribers and become an even
more important information resource for the community it serves.”
Under terms of the agreement, The Cape Gazette also becomes a publishing
partner in the SmallTownPapers distribution program which generates revenue
for publishers.
With ArchiveInABox, a newspaper publisher simply places bound book, loose or
microfilmed archives in a provided military grade shipping box.
SmallTownPapers handles everything for the publisher including shipping,
logistics, scanning, post-processing, distribution, marketing, and revenue
sharing. . The online newspaper pages are fully searchable and appear
exactly as they were printed. For more information visit
www.archiveinabox.com.
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About
SmallTownPapers®
SmallTownPapers is an online gateway to newspapers from small town America —
past and present. Working with publishers from across the country, the
company digitally scans current and archived newspapers and then provides
online access. Through the SmallTownPapers website, the newspaper archives
can be searched by keyword or phrase and viewed as originally printed.
SmallTownPapers, Inc. is based in Seattle, WA. For more information visit
www.smalltownpapers.com or
www.archiveinabox.com.
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