TheEspresso Book Machine — which actually is a self - contained 150 varlet - per - minute printing and binding car — can produce a full book of account in five minutes from a catalog of 400,000 references . It only get one button .
With on-line book sale perish up fast and electronic Holy Writ taking off , publishing company Blackwell has determine to cut costs down and bring a huge back catalogue with 400,000 volumes to the hands of readers . Or so they hope .
eminent - speed all - in - one printing - and - bind motorcar are not new , but this idea is . Using the Espresso Book Machine , any customer can take the air in , find fault any book from a touchscreen ( or work its own in CD or USB joint , ) and walk forth with a “ real book ” in five minutes . The price ? Around $ 43 for a 300 - page out - of - right of first publication book .
According to the company , this is the futurity of book distribution , allowing lector to get out - of - photographic print volume on the post , rather than having to expect an online purchase to arrive or , speculative , hunt them down in second - hand shops .
Obviously , Blackwell may be ignoring that small matter called Kindle . Fortunately for them — and regrettably for trees everywhere — so are most reader worldwide . [ Daily Mail ]
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