[WEB4LIB] More on print on demand...

[Charles P. Hobbs]

Daniel Messer wrote:

> As a last shot on a Friday afternoon, here's a link on the Print on
> Demand machine. A book was ordered over the Internet and 12 minutes
> later it slid down the chute of this machine. This article at least has
> a picture of the thing too.
>
> Interesting book to choose for the experiment though.... :)
>
> http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20010719/622347.html
>



>Once the machine is distributed, Mr. Marsh said, the books are expected to
cost >the same as a regular paperback because of the high cost of digital
printing.

Still think that this machine means the end of the public library as we know
it?
Not yet....



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> Daniel Messer
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Charles P. Hobbs
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