Method of network publishing

Abstract: A method of network publishing is provided. The method is suitable for authorized distribution of a document from a publisher of network publications to a plurality of printers associated with a plurality of users. The method comprises the steps of: (a) the publisher obtaining a document identity for the document to be printed from an identity server; (b) the publisher sending a document structure in a message to a page server responsible for that document identity, the document structure comprising the document identity and page descriptions for the document; (c) the page server authorizing the printing of the document at the printers using the message; and (d) the page server sending the page descriptions for the document to the plurality of printers associated with the plurality of users.