Library Prints Books in Minutes
By Lisa Cross
-- Graphic Arts Online, 10/6/2008 7:20:00 AM
The University of Michigan’s library starts up on-demand print production on its Espresso Book Machine ; it is the first university library to install the device referred to as the ATM of books. The library is offering printed and bound reprints of out-of-copyright books from its digitized collection of nearly two million books, as well as thousands of books from the Open Content Alliance and other digital sources, at a cost of about $10 per book. A finished printed book takes 5-7 minutes, depending on the number of pages.On Demand Books’ Espresso is located in the library’s lobby.
"As a library, we're stepping beyond the limits of physical space," says Paul Courant, dean of libraries at U-M. "Now, we can produce affordable printed copies of rare and hard to find books. It's a great step toward the democratization of information, getting information to readers when and where they need it."
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