tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post2267652316336737124..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: Interesting new development by Terry BurnsAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-74161723520905564612011-10-31T16:57:56.288-04:002011-10-31T16:57:56.288-04:00Wow! How far we've come! And I love the idea o...Wow! How far we've come! And I love the idea of an espresso while you wait for your "expresso" book to be published... :)midspointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794005706331825301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-89797626234794784882011-10-20T23:48:12.822-04:002011-10-20T23:48:12.822-04:00This such an exciting new development--especially ...This such an exciting new development--especially for authors--yay!Cheryl Linn Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304465472148231422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-31082044230785155872011-10-20T11:48:34.411-04:002011-10-20T11:48:34.411-04:00This technology hasn't hit my little town yet,...This technology hasn't hit my little town yet, but I hope it does. What a great idea. I know it's one more dependency upon electricity in some form, but I've already taken that leap with my piano and Nook. There's a lot to be said for availability--and the ease of finding a title electronically. No more musty shelves in the farthest dark corner of the old book store. Well, at least not for recent titles.Davalyn Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790903623368896086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-73322591339371371762011-10-20T11:05:40.671-04:002011-10-20T11:05:40.671-04:00I'm for ANYTHING to help keep bookstores in b...I'm for ANYTHING to help keep bookstores in business. The Internet sales and e-books are killing our local "paper" stores, especially the small independent Christian ones. They're dropping like flies. Could this new POD process help save them from extinction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-90893048118629510312011-10-20T10:51:18.679-04:002011-10-20T10:51:18.679-04:00In 2007 New York Public Library had a Espresso POD...In 2007 New York Public Library had a Espresso POD book machine that printed, bound and covered a book in 9 mins time. It has been a dream of mine to open a coffee shop with this machine. <br />http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/21/new-york-public-library-gets-first-espresso-book-machine/<br /><br />Here is the link for the machine: <br />http://www.ondemandbooks.com/<br /><br />Several bookstores in New England have the machine and some on the west coast as well.<br /><br />Japan has street kiosks that spit out a book for their readers in mins as well. Def the wave of the future.Diana Flegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373354354968232390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-79452881304354377072011-10-20T09:18:23.909-04:002011-10-20T09:18:23.909-04:00Ah, how the world is changing and I must say, in m...Ah, how the world is changing and I must say, in many ways for the better. Especially this option.Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-52371845834209519912011-10-20T08:55:17.030-04:002011-10-20T08:55:17.030-04:00Wonderful! I'm amazed and excited about this p...Wonderful! I'm amazed and excited about this prospect. Thanks for sharing, Terry.Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-71285508927189652782011-10-20T08:51:00.684-04:002011-10-20T08:51:00.684-04:00How about this? How about if stores don't need...How about this? How about if stores don't need to stock as many books since they can print some more if they need to so it cuts back on returns?Terry Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526255183090554401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-48369799459998627612011-10-20T08:36:04.249-04:002011-10-20T08:36:04.249-04:00I can see that being a huge benefit for brick &...I can see that being a huge benefit for brick & mortar stores. The ability to drive over to the local bookstore and pick up any book you want to read, no matter how obscure, is a great concept. It may not be as fast as Kindle, but it gives you a book you aren't afraid to drop and you'll never open up and realize you forgot to recharge it before you left the house. Then, once they get you in the store, you might as well glance through the books they have on the shelves to see what's new.Timothy Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-74910599488596919102011-10-20T06:30:26.208-04:002011-10-20T06:30:26.208-04:00An author friend mentioned this becoming more comm...An author friend mentioned this becoming more common in the secular publishing world, too. We often don't think about the whole shelf space thing. I don't fully understand how all that works but I DO know how disappointing it is to go into a bookstore and they don't have a certain author's new book (and it could be due to space.) How nice to have them do a POD while you go drink a latte?Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.com