Vending Machine For Books Coming Next Year 214
An anonymous reader writes "CNN writes about a $50,000 machine that can print books on demand. It can print up to 550 pages and put a binding on the book in seven minutes. It will be debuting in a select number of U.S. libraries in 2007. The machine is the 'output' end of a service called On Demand Books, which is also just debuting. From the article: 'Some 2.5 million books are now available - about one million in English and no longer under copyright protection. On Demand accesses the volumes through Google and the Open Content Alliance, among other sources. [Co-founder Dane] Neller predicts that within about five years On Demand Books will be able to reproduce every volume ever printed.'"
hear that sound? (Score:4, Funny)
I' not sure if you hear that sound. It's faint, but i'm pretty sure it's lulu.com shriveling up and dying. Much like when you pour salt on a snail.
Bah! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:hear that sound? (Score:3, Funny)
pulp (Score:3, Funny)
One word: (Score:4, Funny)
Textbooks
Re:Bah! (Score:5, Funny)
Duh. Now, get back to metabolizing, coppertop.
Re:or (Score:2, Funny)
Mein Kamft in Comic Sans with Bunny cover (Score:2, Funny)
Does this mean I can get a copy of Mein Kamft, hardbound and set in Comin Sans... with a bunny rabbit cover... in seven minutes?
Re:hear that sound? (Score:2, Funny)
Fixed and bracing for impact. Do with me as you like, mods. *spreads cheeks*
Re:Mein Kamft in Comic Sans with Bunny cover (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Mein Kamft in Comic Sans with Bunny cover (Score:5, Funny)
Why would you want a Ford owner's repair manual in a bunny rabbit cover?
Next invention: (Score:3, Funny)
Books printed in vending machines that will self destruct in one year and which will automatically shut down copy machines trying to duplicate it.
Re:hear that sound? (Score:2, Funny)
Sometimes the old ways are still the best:
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KFG
Re:Mein Kamft in Comic Sans with Bunny cover (Score:2, Funny)
Book vending machine? (Score:5, Funny)
550 Page Limit? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The hidden benefit (Score:3, Funny)
0.05 cents? (Score:1, Funny)
Okay, for my first order... (Score:3, Funny)
Okay, for my first order I'd like a copy of all the books from the Library at Alexandria please.