Sísífo was condemned by the Gods to take a big rock up to the top of a mountain...

Some relevant numbers regarding Paperview and the new Business Models for the Press.

Paperview is now a member of the Portuguese Association for the Promotion and Development of the Information Society (APDSI). [optional payment demonstration]

Paperview Systems is now a member of Wan-Ifra (World Association of News Publishers). [optional payment demonstration]

In a world where the citizen's right to information is enshrined in European Law and Constitutions, the reality is far from ideal. Inequality in access to quality information poses a threat to democracy, impacting both citizens and the media industry. The Paperview system emerges as an innovative solution, allowing digital media to break down barriers and offer affordable access to diverse, high-quality content. By promoting information diversity and widening access, we can strengthen democracy and enrich our collective knowledge.

We were surprised by a reports that Google was going to buy premium content from the big newspapers to make them available in their feed... 

If these words have meaning to you then you must value the role of newspapers in our lives as citizens. And if they have value, why is it so hard to pay for them? 

The absurdly low prices for subscriptions that are being practiced by most of the online press, whether in Portugal or abroad, are true dumping strategies

For many years I haven't picked up those closed fogs that forced us to make the journey slowly because we couldn't see the road.

Every day news about the efforts of major aggregators such as Google and Facebook to capture newspapers and journalistic content for their spheres of interest