Magazine + Cloud Computing = MagCloud

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Magazine + Cloud Computing = MagCloud

by Joey Celis Jun 24th 2008

If you ever had the dream of being the editor of your own magazine but lacked the experience, network and the monetary investments to get it off the ground don't give up yet. MagCloud hopes that with its services you can be the next publishing mogul.

While currently in beta, MagCloud claims that the process is easy enough.

Create your magazine according to their specifications and upload it to their servers.
Order a proof to verify that the magazine is how you want it.
Set your price and publish it.

The concept is similar to that of CafePress which allows you to set the price for your own custom printed t-shirt with no investment on your part. While we haven't seen an actual physical copy of MagCloud's work, the ability to print your own magazine is tempting.

Tags: cloudcomputing, magazine, printing, publishing, webservices

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dan Marino said 11:07PM on 6-24-2008

[koolaidman] OH YEAH! [/koolaidman]

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