Blackwells to go Print-On-Demand

By seani fool on Jun 27, 2008 | In Publishing | Send feedback »

Ooh! I found this article whilst browsing the lulu.com forums:

Blackwell's is to become the first high-street bookseller in the UK to offer print-on-demand books while customers wait. The innovation will be delivered by an "Espresso Book Machine" (EBM), which can print and bind any one of a million titles.

Set to be piloted this autumn in a branch that is yet to be announced, the chain plans eventually to install EBM machines in all 60 of its shops across the UK. The machine can currently print about 40 pages per minute, but a newer model due later this year is expected to double that speed.

Read the full article on the Guardian website.

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