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Virginia considering print-on-demand for textbooks
Closed Published by Rob Flickenger January 2nd, 2007 in Print-on-demand, PublishingAccording to this article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Virginia Open Education Foundation is working to develop better textbooks for K-12 students by using print-on-demand technology to supplement (and possibly replace) traditional textbooks.
An open education forum for print-on-demand textbooks could allow schools to digitally access and instantly deploy materials held in creative commons — similar [...]
An ATM for Books
Closed Published by Rob Flickenger December 24th, 2006 in Inventions, Print-on-demand, PublishingJason Epstein’s $50,000 on-demand book printer was mentioned on CNN’s Fortune Small Business site. From the article:
“Buying a book could become as easy as buying a pack of gum. After several years in development, the Espresso - a $50,000 vending machine with a conceivably infinite library - is nearly consumer-ready and will debut in [...]
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