[PADG:2217] Re: Fwd: FYI: New book binding machine

[Debra McKern <dmck@xxxxxxx>]

I heard the segment on NPR.  This is the machine that Brewster Kahle
uses in his bookmobile to produce books on demand from a digital file
for $1 each.  Because the binding is the quality of something you
would have done at Kinko's, it should never be compared to library
binding.  It might be suitable for one-time or limited use, such as a
committee report or other business document, but would not survive
repeated use or library handling.  The segment did not say whether any
performance testing had been done.

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