Comments on: A POD of coffee: The Espresso print-on-demand kiosk http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/13/a-pod-of-coffee-the-espresso-print-on-demand-kiosk/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:01:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Podcast Episode 8 - Interview with Arlene Sachitano! « Patchwork and Pacifiers http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/13/a-pod-of-coffee-the-espresso-print-on-demand-kiosk/comment-page-1/#comment-955868 Podcast Episode 8 - Interview with Arlene Sachitano! « Patchwork and Pacifiers Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:08:10 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5966#comment-955868 [...] http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/13/a-pod-of-coffee-the-espresso-print-on-demand-kiosk/ [...] [...] http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/13/a-pod-of-coffee-the-espresso-print-on-demand-kiosk/ [...]

]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/13/a-pod-of-coffee-the-espresso-print-on-demand-kiosk/comment-page-1/#comment-876134 Chris Meadows Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:52:11 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5966#comment-876134 Yeah, that microlibrary thing looks a lot like the Internet Bookmobile I mentioned in the article—human-operated printing and bookbinding equipment. The thing that makes the Espresso so special is that it is (intended to be) a pushbutton solution: human wants book, human pushes button, human gets book. Here's hoping both projects have a bright future. Yeah, that microlibrary thing looks a lot like the Internet Bookmobile I mentioned in the article—human-operated printing and bookbinding equipment. The thing that makes the Espresso so special is that it is (intended to be) a pushbutton solution: human wants book, human pushes button, human gets book. Here’s hoping both projects have a bright future.

]]> By: Kurt Johnson http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/13/a-pod-of-coffee-the-espresso-print-on-demand-kiosk/comment-page-1/#comment-875985 Kurt Johnson Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:21:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5966#comment-875985 A smaller version/project looking to accomplish similar goals... http://cosl.usu.edu/projects/microlibrary/ A smaller version/project looking to accomplish similar goals… http://cosl.usu.edu/projects/microlibrary/

]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/13/a-pod-of-coffee-the-espresso-print-on-demand-kiosk/comment-page-1/#comment-875948 Chris Meadows Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:46:41 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5966#comment-875948 How likely are you to have a professional-quality bookbinding and trimming system at your home? Remember we're not talking about just buying a printout like you might do at Kinko's, but buying an honest-to-goodness real, professional-quality book. But then again, hmm. In ten or twenty years, maybe we all <i>will</i> have mini-Espressos in our homes. The laser printer started out industrial, too… How likely are you to have a professional-quality bookbinding and trimming system at your home? Remember we’re not talking about just buying a printout like you might do at Kinko’s, but buying an honest-to-goodness real, professional-quality book.

But then again, hmm. In ten or twenty years, maybe we all will have mini-Espressos in our homes. The laser printer started out industrial, too…

]]> By: Jon Jermey http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/13/a-pod-of-coffee-the-espresso-print-on-demand-kiosk/comment-page-1/#comment-875807 Jon Jermey Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:06:12 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5966#comment-875807 I suspect this is transitional technology. Right now I can buy a colour duplex laser printer and a thermal binding machine for less than $2500, and coming down fast. Any PDF that I can download I can turn into a p-book in about half an hour for the cost of some paper and ink. And if I need it trimmed the local printer will cut 250 sheets for $1. Why should I take a trip to town and stand in line at a bookstore so I can pay twice the price for the same thing with a fancy cover? Once a global system is in place that can supply PDFs to POD printers on demand, then it might as well go public and supply everybody. We may start with eBooks piggybacked on POD, but I believe the relationship will soon flip over. To me it sounds a lot like record stores offering to burn music CDs for you if you buy the tracks - remember them? I suspect this is transitional technology. Right now I can buy a colour duplex laser printer and a thermal binding machine for less than $2500, and coming down fast. Any PDF that I can download I can turn into a p-book in about half an hour for the cost of some paper and ink. And if I need it trimmed the local printer will cut 250 sheets for $1.

Why should I take a trip to town and stand in line at a bookstore so I can pay twice the price for the same thing with a fancy cover? Once a global system is in place that can supply PDFs to POD printers on demand, then it might as well go public and supply everybody.

We may start with eBooks piggybacked on POD, but I believe the relationship will soon flip over. To me it sounds a lot like record stores offering to burn music CDs for you if you buy the tracks – remember them?

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