According to On Demand Books, there are currently five Espresso machines in the
U.S. (with 10 others in locations throughout Canada and the U.K.). This, though,
will soon change. Dane Neller, CEO of On Demand, said that "within a
relatively short period that number will be increasing dramatically." On Demand
is releasing a new model of the machine, version 2.0, which will print books
faster--roughly four minutes for a 300-page book as opposed to eight
minutes--and be offered at a lower price point. Neller added that the Espresso machine can now be
leased as well. The 2.0 model will be on display at the London Book Fair.
So, yeah, books printed on demand, on the spot, I guess - but how about a machine that prints a collection of all my favorite Updike stories?
Of course, if such a machine existed, the Bride would make me sleep in the street.
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