The Espresso Book Machine

[textbookprices]

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[BANDJAZZY]

LULZ i love the people that are like "Just get a kindle"

I actually like having real books.

[vcav22]

penny per page? oh my gosh!

[sergeymkl]

@vcav22 Why? My Laserjet 4250 is below 1 Eurocent per page including paper. I have a video where i show it's being used to "pirate" academic textbooks :)

[PureAwesomenessify]

I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE

[Makurasen]

Another thing I want and can't ever have ;o;

[JanesBlog]

I see this as a new way for pirates to pirate books, but am also impressed with the technology.

[r0cketplumber]

I have a Kindle, but some of the pdf books that I use as references do not display well on it. Until the ebook readers can display a hardback-sized book at hardback resolution, there will still be a niche for this service- but its days are numbered.

[makeiteasyable]

wow amazing

[adelle0001]

ganda naman nyan! makabili nga nyan! LOL

[cojones2012]

Very informative!

[dwossum]

Kindle.

[MrCelybohemya]

cuándo saca TELEVENTAS este aparatico...

[newharmony85]

I wonder if this means you can change the font size for those of us with sight issues.

[amony96]

واو رائع

[reuniontapersex]

jajaaj nice video!! Lol!! XD

[kiko22665]

Though this is a novel concept, after working with this company, I am embittered by their business ethics and irresponsible practices when dealing with vendors. Never in my decades of experience dealing with clients have I encountered a company (On Demand Books) who enter into an agreement, neglect payment for months, and then decide to choose to pay their vendors only the amount they deserve. This is a warning to work with this company.

[13CIRCLE]

wow

[djmopa]

I'll take 3 of them

[bookreviewfamily]

This is amazing! Does anyone know if the EBM is available for purchase?

[dubduhgoods]

@bookreviewfamily Yes, it is currently for sale to anyone who has $97,000 USD plus the cost of the printer, your choice of the Xerox 4112 or Kyocera FS-9530DN. (i'd go with the Xerox ;)

[saltshaker128]

For a small business that produces and prints their own training manuals, etc., this is a perfect solution!

[watchthemoviefitna]

Sorry, that is NOT library quality. Well, perhaps it is for modern libraries who don't mind sending the broken books to a local bindery.

[guitarobsessed85]

@FanNE24 Except that people save ebooks to disks. This makes them more compact and easier to hide.

[walkingoncinders]

Interesting to see how a machine which will quite likely be printing my book, would work.

[gemamorate]

I have got a publishing company in london where can i buy the machine???

[vicdmise]

@FanNE24

You're right. From now on all books should be cast in steel and stand 5 feet tall to protect from potential book burning!

It doesn't matter what format knowledge comes in. Paper is just a medium that we've gotten used to, and it's not a very sturdy one at that. Same holds true for vinyl, Cd's, DVD's, stone or any other format knowledge can be stored on. If you want to read or save it or destroy knowledge, it won't matter what format you choose. The media isn't the message.

[ChihoKim]

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[volunteersimplicity]

This is the future of reading

[uztzop]

interesting

[hakim381]

It's really an amazing machine, never compare an ebook to a real one......they are so so diffrent.

[cdprhys]

I agree. I am wholly unsatisfied by the experience of reading a book in electronic format. I have a special relationship with my books. I love the feel of them in my hands, the smell of the paper and ink, the way they age... Electronic books just aren't the same in feel at all. Plus, I can't take my computer to bed with me to read at night.

[batonrye]

@cdprhys People said the same things about vinyl records.

The ebook trend is following the same progression of vinyl to CD. The ebook will become the primary medium of book consumption because of it's low cost and easy distribution. Paper books will still occupy a niche market, probably at a higher cost. Finally, billions of dollars will be spent in an (ass-backwards) attempt to create digital technology and E-readers which emulate paper books.

[YiddishSisters]

this is not going to work. the ebook will save both paper and ink money.

[jimmyjoe1975]

Very interesting. Only I am confused about where the patent is relevant. Is the EBM not just an integration of already existing technologies?

[abookexperiment]

Very interesting machine! I hope to use it someday!

[kintakintyea]

Aat weis verra gweed ma freen!

[calcner]

very cool

[rtrgc]

it makes books...i dont like ....xD

[NoPainNoGain200]

amazing thanks!

[himmelon]

incredible! just incredible!

[paulmello1]

As I see it....There are a few GREAT advantages to this machine.

1. You only print the book that someone wants (not wasting paper and cost of books in a warehouse)

2. No shipping costs

3. Get books that are no longer in print.

4. Cheaper overhead means less cost for consumer and more for money the author (a win win)

5. This has GOT to be cheaper for schools and text books

[rollingklouds]

What a nifty invention!

When is it going to be on eBay?

: )

[xaviair27]

all y'all are idiots. Look at the technology now. Old huge presses with inks that pollute and take up so much space, and now this efficient book on demand technology.  And all y'all can do is bitch about recycling and the environment. The world is fine it's been around billions of years before us and will take care of itself long after we are gone.

[tanarguldmann]

Let stop being stupid. Electronic books is to be prefered ratherthan cutting Down trees

[soylentgreenb]

Take that stick out of your arse. It's not some endangered rain forest being raped to produce paper, it's just managed forestry. If you cut down more trees, no problem, it's a sustainable resource, you just plant more trees.

Aren't you people always whining about "e-waste" and batteries and heaping praise on inefficient paleo-technologies?

[Sinisterene]

Yes, but to them, sustainable development isn't merely good entrepeneurship (since you preserve or raise the value your investment) it's impossible because "capitalists" will simply destroy a lot and sell it

[omavaffanculo]

why we have to print books and waste paper if we can read them on a ebooks reader?

[soylentgreenb]

Isn't it obvious? It's because there exist enough people who fit into the overlap of these two sets:

1) They read books.

2) Wouldn't be caught dead using an ebook reader.

[mmaier2112]

ebooks suck. I have zero desire to read 1000 pages on any interface I've yet seen. And electricity costs too.

[yayaye360]

They make my original though come true,...bravo

[milesmaximum]

3 people in line each ordering 3 books...wait in line 10 years.

This won't last for long.

[alexakira888]

Actually it can crank out a 300 page gray-scale book with a color cover in about 4 minutes.

[largepizza29]

screw books lets party

[iyamileth]

THAT IS COOL !!!!

[jacklabite]

It looks like ppl here never saw a laser printer associated with a binding machine.. The cost is very high per book ( compared to have books printed in china : even only 500 books would cost less on per unit price) and of course it gives only paperback .. Get yourself an old xerox printer A3 (i do have a 4525 it prints 45page/minute) and then get a binders ( check chineses manufacture) that cost no more than 2000 usd.

[stevehauk]

Are these ready for individual people to publish books with them yet???

[bilancio]

imagine placing one of these in a 3rd world country. where simple things such as books to read are almots impossible to afford...this is awesome

[awhell666]

You still have to pay for it and order it it shows that in the video. I don't mind buying it from amazon... and besides amazon has a new palm pilot you can read books on and its like the iTunes/iPod system and therefor makes more sense to me.

[Lilia1992]

I wanna buy one!

[GrimmSoldier]

fucking beautiful. i wish they had one of those around here.

[mayartay]

That's a lot of wasted paper that has to be recycled. Recycling is not very efficient.

[lovesmasher]

One assumes it's the same amount as printing a book currently uses.

[mayartay]

I think one assumes wrongly.

[lovesmasher]

Any reason?

[mayartay]

Do you seriously think they make all books that way - by taking 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper and cutting them down to the size of the book? The only reason they use that paper is to avoid having to stock and load various different sizes of paper at each espresso book machine location.

[lovesmasher]

Actually... considering how many books get printed and don't sell, it's significantly more environmentally friendly.

[soylentgreenb]

No, downcycling paper is quite efficient. You just turn it into toilet paper.

[plaasjaapie]

The revolution here is not the book cost, but rather what this does to the traditional publishing supply chain. Big publishers are like newspapers and huge sunk costs in printing and binding plants staffed by union workers.

[plaasjaapie]

Outfits like Amazon depend on selection to clobber bookstores and UPS depends on small package deliveries for a large part of their revenue. The real impact is that anybody with some desktop publishing software can become author and publisher of his own work. Imagine what that is going to do to the established publishing industry.

[rharberg]

I would definitely start going to the book store again if it had one of these instead of buying on sites like amazon. Plus think of how easy it would be to get those books that are constantly out of stock or on back order.

[nakapueo1]

Too slow.

[nakapueo1]

Too slow.

[pobaldy66]

how else would you make a book. seems complicated as hell. i think it's back to the libraries.

[freelancehero]

I think the concept is brilliant. However, I'm curious what the average per book cost is, including maintenance of the machine.

[yun70]

It costs 12 euro + 2.5 cent for each page ;)

Sooo... A book with 300 pages would be

12+300×0,025 = €19,50 =)

[icowrich]

The video (and everything I have read) says it costs 1 cent per page, average. That would be $3 per 300 page book.

[MoonbridgeBooks]

The book will probably sell for its list price set by the publisher regardless of print cost. After all, POD books any other way still cost whatever the bar code price or whatever discount the bookstore has set its database to charge. The good part is nobody has to pay shipping. How the heck will the store/library pay for the machine is what I want to know - they may charge MORE for the books than list price to do that.

[soylentgreenb]

You don't pay the cost to produce the book, you pay the cost to produce the book plus the cost to license the book and profit.

[shoegazer666]

i jizzed my pants!

[7aji88]

This machine is awesome!

What about you buy a digital copy of the book and print a hard copy for your personal use, and when that copy get lost or damaged, you can print another one for 5$. However I don't think publishers will let you do that :(

[refuserN]

Dude...

What about e-readers. This thinks hogs on energy and consumes masses of paper for something that could be way more effective with e-paper.

I hope no library will spend their moneys on this crap.

[leoattacker]

You're right, this is a huge step back from publishing companies who print thousands of copies at a time most of which never sell and are thrown away. Jesus Christ, think before you write next time.

In terms of environmental friendliness, POD machines are a huge step forward.

[5125morgan]

@leoattacker  You could take your own advice, unless you are short on vocabulary

[aqueenowlbee]

@leoattacker f the environment. it's a lie. the world is fine.

[Apollo2410]

Who can't see the inherit value of this incredible machine. I hope every library has one of these some day.

[54spiritedwill54]

i love this video !

[opinionweb]

FINE!

[muskndusk]

A penny per page! That's expensive.

[56jmoney]

not when you're buying college books. Though, really, most books are less than 400 pages. < $4.00

[HadesJanitor]

"not when you're buying college books. Though, really, most books are less than 400 pages. < $4.00 "-

56jmoney

College text books are typically more expensive because of the licensing fees and the amount of work put into them. POD would probably reduce costs, but not by much. I'm more interested in the ramifications on the need for book stores . I see parallels to the movie rental industry and red box/netflix. Why go to a bookstore if they had one of these in a local super market?

[sochka]

this is amazing ! i love this video !

[psiph]

the future