Articles on Books


Internet Connected Book Vending Machine “Espresso Book Machine” Prints Nearly Any Book for You on the Spot  1,572 Views (comments)
The Espresso Book Machine ("EBM") is a new variation of "print on demand" - an Internet-connected book vending machine which, by tapping into a vast online book catalog, can print - on the spot - your choice of a mind-boggling selection of two million titles, including currently in-copyright titles as well as those in the public domain, and out of print books! The Expresso Book Vending Machine is available from On Demand Books (ODB), and below we include a list of current Espresso Book Machine locations, so that you can see it in action.

New Sony Reader: Will the New eBook Reader Launch eBooks Past Paper Books?  2,857 Views (This article has 1 comment)
The new Sony Reader is an eBook reader introduced by Sony that is about the size of a paperback, but weighing just 9 ounces. The Sony Reader works with the Connect service, which is like iTunes for books. With 64mb of memory on board, and an expandable memory card slot, the Sony Reader is capable of carrying dozens of ebooks at once.

Books We Recommend  1,686 Views (This article has 1 comment)
Here is a list of books that we here at the Internet Patrol recommend.

HarperCollins to Digitize 20,000 Books  1,521 Views (comments)
HarperCollins plans to digitize 20,000 books from their publishing catalog. They say that it will protect their copyright, but how?
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