[Sigia-l] Online newletter best practices

[Victor Lombardi]

RE>* Any insight into how to do the pretty printable version in parallel 
without a complete duplication of work.

If your online version is already pretty, you can make it printable with a 
bit of style sheet work and avoid having to deal with a separate printable 
version. See http://www.alistapart.com/stories/goingtoprint/


At 5/13/2002 -0500 09:05 AM, Darren Cambridge wrote:
>Do to budgetary constraints, one of my clients is moving their monthly 
>newsletter online. I've not dealt with a print-to-online transition of 
>this sort of publication before, so I'm requesting your suggestions.
>
>Here's the deal:
>* It's four-page printed newsletter that features 1000 word articles as 
>well as short news items with photographs and internal ads. Some folks 
>would think of it more as a magazine than a newsletter.
>* There is next to no money allocated for design, so whatever I recommend, 
>it has to be easy.
>* The editor wants to have a printable version, probably a PDF, for 
>download as well as the version designed for online reading.
>
>Here's what I'm looking for:
>* IA and usability principles and case studies
>* good examples of online (Web, not email) newsletters with similar 
>composition
>* Information and opinions about the pros and cons of sticking with the 
>"issue" structure. Most of my favorite informational sites, even those 
>that publish short feature articles, don't post purely on a monthly or 
>weekly schedule.
>* Any insight into how to do the pretty printable version in parallel 
>without a complete duplication of work. Would something like Framemaker be 
>of help?
>
>I'm think we may do most of this using ZOPE because of the budget crunch.
>
>I appreciate any help you can send my way.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Darren Cambridge
>American Association for Higher Education
>
>
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Victor Lombardi
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