System for distributing newspapers

A server arrangement (2) for distribution of a periodical document, comprising:

• processing means (21), memory means (18, 19, 22-24), said processing means connected to said memory means, said server arrangement being arranged to communicate with at least one publishing computer (4,5) and at least one outlet computer arrangement (6,7), wherein said processing means (21) are arranged to carry out the following steps:
• to send data comprising an electronic copy of said periodical document to said at least one outlet computer arrangement (6,7), wherein said electronic copy comprises the content of said periodical document and information of a predetermined print format for said periodical document,
• to receive data (402,403) comprising said electronic copy of said periodical document from a publishing computer (4, 5);
• to register information data from said publishing computer (4, 5), said information data comprising data about an actual edition of said periodical document, and data about a location of said at least one outlet computer arrangement (6, 7) to distribute said periodical document to;
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• to apply national language support operations to said electronic copy of said periodical document to produce a translation of one or more menus to be shown to a customer during the selection step of a periodical document (506, 508, 510, 512), said translation being in a national language of the location of said at least one outlet computer arrangement (6, 7), in the national language of choice of the customer, or the national language of the periodical document.

Outlet computer arrangement (6,7) for distribution of a periodical document, comprising processing means (121), memory means (118, 119, 122-124), a printer (129), said processing means (121) being connected to said memory means, said processing means (122) being connected to said printer (129);

• said at least one outlet computer arrangement being arranged to communicate with a server arrangement (2), wherein said processing means (121) are arranged to carry out the following steps:
• to receive said data comprising said electronic copy of said periodical document from said server arrangement (2), wherein said electronic copy comprises the content of said periodical document and information of a predetermined print format for said periodical document;
• to print by said printer (129) a copy of said periodical document from said electronic copy of said periodical document on a request of a customer, in said predetermined print format for said periodical documents;
• to carry out a payment procedure with said customer when said request is received from said customer;
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• to store the payment related data obtained in said payment procedure with said customer in the memory means (118,119,122-124) of said at least one outlet computer arrangement (6,7) for sending to said server arrangement (2) at a later time, and
• to send said stored payment related data to said server arrangement (2) at said later time.