Method for encouraging internet publication browsing while discouraging unauthorized printing

A method for providing access to written materials located on a global computer network, yet discouraging unauthorized printing of said materials comprising:

• A. making a server available to a client via the global computer network,
• B. uploading a browsable file to the server,
• I. the browsable file including means for discouraging unauthorized printing of written material embodied in the browsable file,
• a. the means for discouraging nautliorized printin being the written material having background,
• i. the background having color,
• (i) the background color not being white,
• ii. the background being capable of printing by a printer,
• (i) the printer consuming a printing medium while printing the background,
• 1. the printing medium being consumed in such quantities as to render the printing oil the browsable file expensive and thus discouraging printing of the browsable file,
• b. the written material having text,
• i. the text being colored,
• (i) the text color being such as to contrast sufficiently with the background color so as to be legible against the background,
• C. making the browsable file available to a client,
• I. the written material embodied in the browsable file thereby being browsable and printable by the client,
• D. uploading a salable file to the server,
• I. the salable file being downloadable by the client following a proper request,
• II. the salable file having written material embodied in the salable file,
• a. the written material being the same written material as that located in the browsable file.