Talk:Espresso Book Machine

Price

What is the cost, to print a one off book, from a pdf file, saved on a usb stick, with one of these machines? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.197.207.87 (talk) 13:49, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

The OnDemandBooks website cites a printing cost of $0.01 per page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.17.76.101 (talk) 02:06, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Further links

• http://www.smh.com.au/news/essential-gadgets/end-of-the-line-for-books/2007/10/04/1191091259452.html

Phgao 15:42, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm going to use that to expand the article. Key to the city 16:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Done. Key to the city (talk) 10:11, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Criticism

Criticism needs reliable, verifiable sources too. I removed User:Styloid's paragraphs of his own opinions. White 720 (talk) 17:57, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Fundamentally not unique

Machines with the same internal printing technology have existed for a long time—digital presses in any print shop or large copyshops will be able to print a colour or BW from a PS or PDF file. I suspect that the actual physical printing mechanism is not so different compared to other digital presses, and the innovation lies with its firmware (easy interface etc) and small footprint (both space and electricity wise). Perhaps a See Also or a Category should be added relating it to digital presses. 118.90.42.87 (talk) 06:37, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

"Digital press" is a fairly generic term. The Espresso Book Machine prints the pages and the cover (on different stock), sorts, aligns and cuts the pages, and then perfect binds them to the cover. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.17.76.101 (talk) 02:10, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

In reply to both the above I would say, from a life spent in print and publishing, that it seems incredibly compact for a device that prints AND binds. I would guess from the look of it that one of the drawers has pre-printed covers as it would have been a miracle at that date to have separate text and cover printers handling multiple paper/board stocks C.cohen (talk) 18:34, 3 December 2023 (UTC)