One newspaper is done, and another has quit publishing a print edition, switching totally to publishing on the web. Is this the future?

One paper is Madison, WI, and the other is in Albuquerque, NM. Here are the news stories:

"Madison's afternoon newspaper, The Capital Times, will move to an all-Internet edition in a transition that could be the first of its kind in the struggling industry.

The 17,000-circulation newspaper announced the changes to staff and in a story published on its Web site Thursday. The moves include publishing twice-weekly free print editions."

The complete story is here: http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/02/07/afx4628758.html

The second story:

The Albuquerque Tribune will publish its last edition tomorrow. Here is the story:

http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/20/saturday-will-mark-last-edition-albuquerque-tribun/

"The Trib's daily circulation in January was about 9,600, Casaus said. In 1988, the newspaper sold about 42,000 copies a day."

Newspapers are dying. Smart real estate agents are already switching their marketing efforts to where the buyers are: on the web. It's sad to see newspapers die, but it is happening.