In a moment of right-wing capitalism for me, I see an untapped market here. A company that provides archive services for any newspaper that no longer wants to or can afford to
As I understand it, this is the Internet Archive model: scanning books for libraries to
create digital storage helps support their non-profit activities.
I recently discovered that a local printshop will scan original newspapers for me at high resolution, and the results are astounding. This is with large format CCD scanners (not a drum or flatbed scanner) that are usually used for blueprints and such, so the scans are quick and excellent quality.
@jmv, ithat’s a great tip. I’m hoping you’ll upload those scans to the Internet Archive.
