The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting that The University of Michigan is going to install “The Espresso Book Machine.” This machine will allow users to print-on-demand just about any digitized, out-of-copyright book from Michigan’s collection (printing will take 5-7 minutes and the book will cost about ten bucks.) Users will also be able to print out-of-copyright books from other locations. The maker of the machine, On Demand Books, wants to make a network machines installed in libraries and bookstores around the world.
According to the article, however, this is the first machine installed in a university library, so there’s a way to go…
