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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A Need to Economize
A major goal in book manufacturing and fulfillment since the introduction of on-demand printing solutions has been the ability to economically produce any book in any location, says John Conley, vice president, publishing at Xerox. “It’s a waste problem,” he says. “Having to work in this returns environment is not just a problem for the publisher, it’s a problem for the retailer, because he has to handle them. If anybody has to touch them, it’s adding cost. The [question] becomes, ‘How do I take cost out of that model?’”
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