Google prepping DIY magazines?

Google has taken the idea of empowering consumers with information and by that action, allowing them to become in control of what they see and read outside of some network's agenda. That strategy may be taking a rather unique turn soon, as there is chatter that the internet search behemoth may be readying a technology to allow do-it-yourself magazine production.

Imagine that -- you find a Google magazine kiosk, select your interests and amount of content, and the machine cranks out a customized magazine just for you along with Google's famous non-intrusive form of advertising. That would be a first in the publication and content business, yes?

This would be the ultimate geek-it-yourself DIY solution for those of us that crave certain niches of content and would like to read only that on a very regular basis (maybe daily) while seeing advertising that is also relevant to the content we are reading. Yes, the bazillion magazines in existence already provide coverage for every conceivable area and activity, but Google could trump that industry with the ultra-custom-printed magazine that's freshly printed any time, day or night. I hope this rumor -- which was started by a Google patent application -- comes true soon.

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