A preferred embodiment of the invention is concerned with a user of the netpage
system and an interactive printer module that is utilized by the user to access
the system. Each printer module has an account that contains data indicative of
the usage of the printer. Moreover, each account is debited with amortized capital
costs and running costs of the respective printer, and credited with fees earned
via the printer, such as fees related to advertising, click-throughs and sales.
Any credit balance at the end of a predetermined period can be redeemed.