Google Turns Scanned Books Back Into Paper

Posted by admin on Sep 17, 2009

Google’s plan to digitize copyrighted books is under legal attack. But the Internet giant is stepping up its PR offensive to convince consumers of the benefits wrought by its broader book scanning project.

The contraption pictured here can produce bound paperback books, from hard-to-find works of literature to little-known cookbooks, in a matter of minutes.

The machine itself is not Google’s; it’s the creation of On Demand Books. On Wednesday, the companies announced a deal giving On Demand and its Espresso Machine access to Google’s digital library of 2 million public domain titles.

Until now, the works digitized by Google were available only as digital files for reading on computer screens or electronic readers. With the Espresso machine, the companies say, consumers will be able to bury their noses in old-fashioned, hardcopy versions of their desired books – many of which have been have been out of print for years.

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