Friday, September 10, 2010

Better than Starbucks

You gotta see the Espresso Book Machine in action at the London Book Fair. It prints paperbook quality books on demand in about 4 mintues for 1 cents a page.

Take a look: http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=Q946sfGLxm4&feature=related

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

It's already happening

Pearson Books, one of the largest academic book manufacturers in the world, allows professors to mix and match sources of content to make their own books that are sold online to students, who then pick and choose and create their own covers, all before the final UNIQUE book is printed.