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Google Offering Print Versions of Online Books

Posted by timothy on 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."

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  1. Now *that's* circular by Gorm+the+DBA · · Score: 4, Funny
    So...I can now get a dead tree version of a scanned copy of a dead tree book?

    How long before google starts a service to provide scanned copies of these new dead tree versions online and indexed?

  2. Re:No thanks. by cthulu_mt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Given your user name I image your Palm is very important.

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  3. Wu-Tang Forever by swanzilla · · Score: 4, Funny

    ODB...still getting paid.

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  4. Re:print? by Attila+Dimedici · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh good, another reason to refuse to get an e-book reader.

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  5. Re:No thanks. by Red+Flayer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Given your user name, I don't want to imagine anything about you, lest I become a gibbering heap of slag-brained insanity.

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