Wowwww – talk about shock and awe..

When this popped up in the mail first reaction was Wtf ?  now how does a royalty find the author ?  oooo, I see this is meant to be used by students and others who need a fast reprint of a pre-existing book. but how does this save paper ? maybe it’s not meant to save paper but to allow more books to be printed in a wider market ? What are they talking about here.?

This thing prints library quality books for about .1 cent per page. that is unbelievable. this thing eats trees. omg when is the world going to finally get it ? The inventors of this thing tell you nothing about it’s in use statistics.

We also see that the University of Michigan and lots of other institutions are using it for both reprints and initial printing runs.

From University of Michigans EBM Page :

If you are interested in a digitized book from our collection that is not in the sample catalog, please use the online request form. If your request can be fulfilled, we can usually do so within 2-3 business days. If you have any trouble with the form, please email lib-ebm@umich.edu for assistance. We are also happy to talk with University of Michigan faculty about printing other kinds of materials. Please contact lib-ebm@umich.edu with questions and ideas.

Read our FAQ to learn more about the EBM and our future plans.

What is the Library planning to do with it?

(Continued) Electronic Reprints or 2010 Piracy – You Tell Us ?