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PostSubject: The Espresso Book Machine   The Espresso Book Machine Icon_minitimeJuly 13th 2009, 1:28 pm

You can find some pretty good images and info on the machine here.

I find this machine so interesting because a few years ago I was on a different message board and the every ugly debate of self-publishing came up and someone had argued that in the future there would be bookstores that printed books on demand and in effect would stock every and all books and traditional vs. self-publishing wouldn't matter. Now, this isn't exactly the case here, but it does seem like a step in that direction.

Edit: locations where the machines can be found, from the machine makers main site, here.


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PostSubject: Reply   The Espresso Book Machine Icon_minitimeJuly 13th 2009, 4:23 pm

Yes, it would be great if YOUR (or mine, etc.) book was on the list. You and I both know however that IF such a machine appeared, it would be placed by a big named publisher and would only handle THEIR books. Kinda like going to a Coke machine and wanting a Pepsi - it ain't gonna happen.

Now, could you or I buy such a machine and have it handle the books we would like it to handle? Yes, and with a few autographs from other authors on documents about rights and royalties we could wait for people to actually make a purchase. Of course, the machine would require a place where it had internet hookup, along with a site able to handle a credit card (Probably about $20+ for a book). The first machine would be a pain to set up, but after that almost all lessons would be learned. We would STILL be waiting for someone to make a purchase however.

Still, getting our product in front of the customer is the first main problem, and this could possibly solve it - if only we independents could get the financing and organization to do it.
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PostSubject: Re: The Espresso Book Machine   The Espresso Book Machine Icon_minitimeJuly 13th 2009, 4:43 pm

Actually, one of the online stories I found about the machine featured a few lines about a woman who'd gone into one of the shops that already has one of these machines up and running to have her own book published. I think she was planning to take the copy or copies and send them out to agents and I don't know what if any system is in place for self-published authors to get their work included in the database, but there doesn't seem to be any limits put on what they'll print besides the obvious copyright allowances.

I've edited in a link to find the current locations where the machine can be found.
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PostSubject: Re: The Espresso Book Machine   The Espresso Book Machine Icon_minitimeJuly 13th 2009, 6:16 pm

Hummm...

I would have thought that Staples or Office Max would have been a prime choice for a device like this.

I could see one like this every book store for those "Hard to find", out of Print, or maybe even one exclusively for the "Self Published" authors, that way they are not taking up shelf space for the mainline publishers and other more desired books.

I think this is a great to tell the truth!

Can't wait to see if this changes the face of publishing.

Who knows, there may come a day when you go to the beech, pick up a soda and a book from a vending machine and then go enjoy the sun for the next few hours.
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