The 'Mr. Coffee' of Bookmaking
A close-up look at the Espresso Book Machine and InstaBook Maker, and the future of book-at-a-time technology.
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“There are two major [fulfillment] trends: decentralization and personalization,” Neller says. “Both trends funnel into our technology, and to some extent, to the e-readers as well.”
Stephen Mettee, publisher of Sanger, Calif.-based Quill Driver Books, believes adoption of a universal file format and “IT substructure” to store and deliver files is all that stands in the way of getting publishers fully on board with book-at-a-time technology. He envisions new print- revenue opportunities made possible by consumers being able to create short-story anthologies based on smart-search and tagging/categorization tools; an example would be a custom book featuring 10 well-regarded stories set in Denver in the 1890s.
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