Book production has evolved from wood blocks to Gutenberg’s movable type to linotype, monotype, offset printing, laser printing and even inkless printing. Will the next phrase involve the Espresso Book Machine? I’d like to see one of these in Ashland.
The cost is still about 90,000-100,000 dollars, but that will come down. Will bookstores of the future be places where people go to print books as well as buy them?