Google Offering Print Versions of Online Books 147
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from the ungreppable-format dept.
from the ungreppable-format dept.
carluva writes "Google is teaming up with On Demand Books to offer paperback versions of its collection of over 2 million public domain books. The books will be able to be printed using ODB's Espresso Book Machine, which is already in use at several book stores and libraries and can print and bind a complete, paperback copy of a 300-page book in less than 5 minutes. Google and ODB each get $1 in royalties per book sold (Google has pledged to donate its proceeds to charities and nonprofit organizations). See also ODB's PDF press release."
Now *that's* circular (Score:4, Funny)
How long before google starts a service to provide scanned copies of these new dead tree versions online and indexed?
Re:No thanks. (Score:5, Funny)
Wu-Tang Forever (Score:4, Funny)
Re:print? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:No thanks. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:NO ODB joke? (Score:3, Funny)
This is slashdot, not Digg. If someone here was to make a joke about ODB, it would more likely have something to do with ODBC being originally developed by Microsoft, yet ODB is publishing books with Google and that conundrum is leading to the end of civilization as we know it, or something.
Re:English, motherfucker, do you speak it? (Score:2, Funny)
Print this book (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No thanks. (Score:1, Funny)
the iPhone (I have one)
Well, lah-dee-dah.
Re:print? (Score:2, Funny)
Um, my friend...if your "library" fits on two bookcases, you are not one of those people that greatly savors a paper book. :-) Come back when vistors aren't sure if they've found your house, or a used book store.
Re:"reputation capital" (Score:1, Funny)
Yeah, that Gates foundation are a bunch of scumbags. Trying to fight malaria and improve the third world. When will they learn?