Comments on: The Espresso Book Machine

By: iyamileth

iyamileth — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:11 +0000

THAT IS COOL !!!!
THAT IS COOL !!!!

By: mayartay

mayartay — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:10 +0000

Do you seriously …
Do you seriously think they make all books that way – by taking 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper and cutting them down to the size of the book? The only reason they use that paper is to avoid having to stock and load various different sizes of paper at each espresso book machine location.

By: lovesmasher

lovesmasher — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:10 +0000

Any reason?
Any reason?

By: mayartay

mayartay — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:10 +0000

I think one assumes …
I think one assumes wrongly.

By: lovesmasher

lovesmasher — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:10 +0000

Actually… …
Actually… considering how many books get printed and don’t sell, it’s significantly more environmentally friendly.

By: lovesmasher

lovesmasher — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:10 +0000

One assumes it’s …
One assumes it’s the same amount as printing a book currently uses.

By: largepizza29

largepizza29 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:10 +0000

screw books lets …
screw books lets party

By: soylentgreenb

soylentgreenb — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:09 +0000

No, downcycling …
No, downcycling paper is quite efficient. You just turn it into toilet paper.

By: soylentgreenb

soylentgreenb — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:09 +0000

Isn’t it obvious? …
Isn’t it obvious? It’s because there exist enough people who fit into the overlap of these two sets:

1) They read books.

2) Wouldn’t be caught dead using an ebook reader.

By: omavaffanculo

omavaffanculo — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:09 +0000

why we have to …
why we have to print books and waste paper if we can read them on a ebooks reader?