Web/cloud hosted publish and subscribe service

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a computerized device, a subscription request to subscribe to a network hosted service from a printing device, said computerized device being operatively connected to said printing device and to a plurality of different printing devices through a computerized network,
• sending, by said computerized device, a printer-specific publication to said printing device over said computerized network in response to said subscription request;
• causing, by said computerized device, said printer-specific publication to be stored within computer-readable memory of said printing device;
• causing a menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device to be displayed on a graphic user interface of said printing device;
• and
• causing, by said computerized device, said printer-specific publication to be provided by said printing device from said computer-readable memory based on user selection from said menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device.

A printing device comprising:

• a processor;
• computer-readable memory operatively connected to said processor;
• a marking device operatively connected to said processor;
• a media path positioned to supply sheets of media to said marking device;
• a graphic user interface operatively connected to said processor;
• and
• a communications port operatively connected to said processor and to a computerized network external to said printing device,
• said graphic user interface receiving a subscription request to subscribe to a network hosted service from a user,
• said communications port automatically forwarding said subscription request to a computerized device connected to said printing device through a computerized network,
• said computerized device being connected to a plurality of different printing devices,
• said communications port receiving a printer-specific publication from said computerized device over said computerized network in response to said subscription request,
• said processor storing said printer-specific publication within said computer-readable memory,
• said graphic user interface displaying a menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory, and
• said processor providing said printer-specific publication from said computer-readable memory based on user selection from said menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory.

A computerized device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a communications port operatively connected to said processor and to a computerized network external to said computerized device,
• said computerized device being operatively connected to a printing device and to a plurality of different printing devices through said computerized network,
• said communications port receiving a subscription request to subscribe to a network hosted service from said printing device,
• said communications port automatically sending a printer-specific publication to said printing device over said computerized network in response to said subscription request,
• said processor automatically causing said printer-specific publication to be stored within computer-readable memory of said printing device,
• said processor causing a menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device to be displayed on a graphic user interface of said printing device, and
• said processor automatically causing said printer-specific publication to be provided by said printing device from said computer-readable memory based on user selection from said menu of printer-specific publications stored within said computer-readable memory of said printing device.