Nice but I do hope that in 20 years books won't be printed at all because they will have gone all electronic!
Michel 2009/9/19, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>: > I discussed "print on demand" technology. This CNN video shows how it works: > > http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/09/17/eod.espresso.bookmachine.cnn > > Print on demand books are now offered Lulu.com and others. As you see in > this video, you will soon be able to purchase print on demand books in > bookstores. > > I expect that in 20 years, all books will be printed on demand. One of the > biggest expenses in publishing is from printing too many copies that have to > be scrapped. With this method, books do not have to be shipped anywhere and > they never print even one unsold copy. > > - Jed >
