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POD: Print on Demand

By admin

Here’s an interesting post:

Are POD?s E-Books?

“As the three day [Digital Book World conference] progressed I realized that one subject was being overlooked. I pored over the conference schedule seeking programming about print on demand. I found none. Why should I have expected any? It was an e-book conference, not a print conference, right? Well yes, unless you think of PODs as e-books that are printed and bound. And I happen to think that?s what they are.”

“Are POD?s e-books? Without a doubt.”

Of course, one of the great opportunities for Google Books (among others like Project Gutenberg, Open Content Alliance, etc.) is a/the network of Expresso machines in university bookstores and other retailers that are capable of printing and binding a book from their vault quite quickly – maybe faster than a Starbucks venti latte.

Should or when should libraries print on demand instead of collecting just in case? Are some books or portions of the collection better off being demand driven? Is this how those who prefer print over re-reading be served? Sure could beat the pants off ILL for speed and cost.

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on February 04, 2011 (boomark / email).