Supply and demand
In January 1896 bookshop owner and publisher W.K. Nieborg from IJmuiden started the "Gratis Advertentieblad voor IJmuiden, de Heide, Velsen en Omstreken" (English: "Free advert paper for IJmuiden, de Heide, Velsen and surroundings"). In 1906 this paper was continued by P.F.C. Roelse, who added the subtitle "IJmuider Courant". In September 1904 J. Sinjewel started the free paper "Vraag en Aanbod" (English: "Supply and demand") in Oud-IJmuiden. Local notables proposed that Roelse and Sinjewel combine their papers, which lead to the foundation of the "Uitgevers-Maatschappij IJmuiden NV" (English: "Publishing Company IJmuiden").