Blackwell gets Espresso book printing machine

First ATM for books launches in the UK

24 April 2009 0:01 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Blackwell has unveiled an "Espresso Book Machine" at its flagship store at 100 Charing Cross in London.

The first bookshop installation of its kind within the UK (the New York Public Library got an Espresso back in 2007), the machine prints books on demand in 5 minutes from a huge library of titles.

Producing books said to be "identical to books found in a bookshop", Blackwell is offering 400,000 titles ready to print at the push of a few buttons - a solution for making previously out of print, or niche publications available.

Consumers will be able to go to Blackwell’s Charing Cross book store from April 27 onwards to witness their book printed on the spot, alternatively for those just interested in the book, and not the action, they can order online at www.blackwell.co.uk.

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Hello Great Machine for printer. How can one use it to promote first prints in Africa? Can one purchase the machine and use it to print educational books. Otherwise the machine makes our life easier. Posted by Kashaka K Davis, Rwanda
Hi Kashaka
You could also look at this site
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/24/espresso-book-machine-launches
I am thinking of writing and publishing books in Kinyarwanda. Good luck to you
Steve (townsendstephen@gmail.com) Posted by Steve Townsend, England