http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 21st 2007 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 21st 2007 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/
This is mainly due to the fact that the word in question is "espresso."

I wish the "Starbucks generation" would get it right.]]>Jun 21st 2007 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 21st 2007 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/
Of course, like all technology, the machine will eventually shrink and economies of scale will kick in and make this an affordable addition to many bookstores and libraries.

Either that or e-paper will finally take off and leave this device obsolete.]]>Jun 21st 2007 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/
Video of system working here: http://www.ondemandbooks.com/perfectbook.mov]]>Jun 21st 2007 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/]]>Jun 21st 2007 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/
Also if you listen to the video all the way through, she mentions that the speed of printing is dependent on the printer used. Spend more, faster printer, faster books (up to one per minute, they claim.. of course I don't think they mean War and Peace).]]>Jun 21st 2007 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/1) Both writeups insist that you can get books free of charge. Who on earth is paying for this? With one or two notable exceptions, my school's library doesn't let you print much of anything for free. And I'm a paying student, so, presumably, the few pages I AM permitted to print are covered by the exorbitant tuition the school exacts from me. Books? For free? 200,000+ of them? What am I missing? And what's to stop a man (say, um... me) from visiting this machine, and printing myself free copies of dozens (hundreds? thousands?) of books? I'd love to believe that the world was altruistic enough to really offer free books to whoever wants them, but I have a strong feeling there's a catch lurking here somewhere.
And 2) ...What does espresso have to do with anything?]]>Jun 21st 2007 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/
It means fast or quickly in Italian. Ever wondered why it is spelled like "express?"]]>Jun 21st 2007 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/
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I can see the point of doing this for text.

Secondly I'm presuming that by "free" they mean royalty free - I'm guessing you still have to pay for the paper/ink/machine wear & tear etc

This will come into its own for copies of books that are incredibly hard to come by, out of print etc.]]>Jun 21st 2007 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/2. Sell books on Amazon's used book storefront
3. Profit!
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As the article states, “Printed books are one of history’s greatest and most enduring inventions, and after centuries, their form needs no improvement,” says Epstein. “What does need to change is the outdated way that books reach readers.” I agree that the book is a user friendly format, but imagine how much paper this uses on a large scale.

Then again, maybe the book is not so great, as seen here... Middle Ages Tech Support...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRBIVRwvUeE]]>Jun 21st 2007 11:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 21st 2007 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 29th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 21st 2007 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/anymore to check out books? we all know that the library is just a
quiet place to rent cds and dvds.]]>Jun 21st 2007 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 21st 2007 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 21st 2007 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/
My opinion at least, but then again, what do I know?]]>Jun 21st 2007 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 22nd 2007 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 23rd 2007 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/Jun 21st 2007 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/
But it is a technological marvel nonetheless...]]>Jun 22nd 2007 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/
Us Europeans will probably cope with its current name without too many lame coffee jokes though! Hang on, you guys were joking about the coffee...right?
]]>Jun 22nd 2007 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/After email was entroduced in teh workplace paper use went up something like 500%.
What will this Darth esspresso machine do?]]>Jun 22nd 2007 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://onthemedia.org/episodes/2007/11/23/segments/89236
Interesting about the glue issue; wonderful when people think, solve problems and overcome long standing limitations.]]>Nov 25th 2007 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/http://www.1-satellite-tv-facts.com]]>Mar 31st 2008 10:10PM