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The BookMachine: On-Demand Book Printing in 3-5 Minutes

Posted by michael on from the pulp-fiction dept.

Photo_Designer writes "Engadget has an article about these cool BookMachines that spit out on-demand books in just a few minutes. Sounds cool. Forget eBooks.. get the real thing!" The company website has some more information, though it's a bit suspiciously skimpy on hard specifications.

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  1. Just wait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Soon there will be eBookMachines which do all the stuff the BookMachines do but entirely online!

  2. Re:On demand books are the next big thing ...in ja by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    The purchase of books does not necessarily imply the reading of them.

    KFG

  3. Re:On demand books are the next big thing ...in ja by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nobody reads anymore, huh? So all these giant Barnes and Nobles they're building are just for decoration?

    Last I checked, most people go to B+N to have a nice cuppa at the cafe corner while perusing a few magazine they picked up on the mag shelf for free.

    Oh yes, and by CD, stationery and postcards, and books for work.

    And it's true, sometimes book for fun also.

    --
    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  4. Re:This reminds me of... by ikea5 · · Score: 5, Funny
    That vending machine that cut potatos and fried them in the machine and dispensed them on the fly. Fresh hot fries on demand. What ever happend to that?

    They were replaced by teenage emplyees in Mcdonlads