A contents providing system, comprising an application server, a printing apparatus, and an accounting server which are interconnected through a network, is provided. The application server comprises an application server-side transmitting system, which transmits print data including contents information and contents supplier identifying information identifying a supplier of the contents information to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus comprises a printing apparatus-side receiver system, a printing system, an obtaining system, and a printing apparatus-side transmitting system. The accounting server comprises an accounting server-side receiver system, an accounting server-side accounting system, and an accounting server-side storing system.