On Demand Books has been manufacturing their "Espresso Book Machine" since 2006. It has been used at the World Bank and The Library of Alexandria, Egypt, to print and bind books in around seven minutes.Now the EBM is making its commercial debut in the UK's Blackwell chain of bookstores. Soon customers will be able to … Continue reading Nescafe Books

Last month I blogged about Zane Grey's cabin in Oregon. Now the Seattle Times has a few more details and a nice picture.--David E

The good folks at the New Zealand Book Council work to promote reading. Their latest venture is the cunning and charming website readatwork.com. The site uses Flash technology to mimic a Window desktop, complete with PowerPoint "presentations" of works by Twain, Poe, and Dickinson, as well as works by lesser-known Kiwi authors. They're hilarious, even … Continue reading I Bring An Unaccustomed Wine.ppt