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BLACK PRESS OF CANADA SELECTS P2I ONLINE
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Bethlehem, PA – March 23, 2008 – P2i Online has announced that Black Press of Canada has selected P2i to build multiple online marketplace solutions for their 70+ newspapers across British Columbia. The marketplaces will feature news, regional and local advertising solutions including ROP and special section editions, with features like online shopping lists, ad alerts and the ability to sort by region or specific newspaper. The marketplaces will be organized both locally and regionally to facilitate the most rewarding and effective online shopping experience.
According to Gary Greene, VP of Business Development & New Media, “Black Press selected P2i Online because of their responsiveness and attentiveness to BC's unique requirements. We have a unique collection of urban and suburban newspapers and P2i is helping us develop a very effective online approach to addressing both.”
About Black Press
Comprised of four of British Columbia's major newspaper regions, BC North, BC South, Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, Black Press serves small communities like Barriere and Sooke as well as British Columbia's major urban centres, Victoria and Vancouver. It publishes more than 70 newspapers including those in some of the fastest-growing communities in Canada.
About P2i Online
P2i Online is the online division of P2i Newspapers LLC. With offices in Pennsylvania, California and Kuala Lumpur, P2i rapidly and effectively converts, hosts and repurposes valuable content intended for printed products into dynamic revenue generating websites -enabling newspapers, non-newspaper publishers and content aggregators to extend the value of their content assets. Customers include ShopLocal, SRDS, McClatchy and Grocery Shopping Networks and Newsday. P2i directly and indirectly provides services to more than 1,000 US newspapers.

