I think this is a great idea. Curation is an important service which I think is often undervalued. The target audience for this is not people who read hacker ne

I think this is a great idea. Curation is an important service which I think is often undervalued. The target audience for this is not people who read hacker news but those who would like to read hacker news but don't have the time. The opinions expressed in this thread are going to be biased towards the negative because you're missing out on that important audience segment. I would say probably your best marketing angle with this is to send out tons of free copies to tech conferences to stuff into goodie bags. That's your exact target audience of people. Also, if this gets off the ground, a yearly, self-published Best of Hacker News 20XX would also be something I think has a lot of appeal. But, I think, the crucial thing that will make this a success is the taste of the editor. Don't go by upvotes or mass popularity, otherwise, what's the point of having a human in the process. Really unearth those undiscovered gems and occasional moments of brilliance and never let the quality flag or you'll be done.