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Expresso Book Machine: The replicator for books

Rich Trenholm | Apr 27, 2009

The Espresso Book Machine prints whole books while you wait. (Credit: Thor Sigvaldason, On Demand Books)

One of our favorite bits of kit from Star Trek is the replicator. You simply walk up to it and announce, "Tea, Earl Grey, hot" or, "Stripper, Puerto Rican, hot" and it conjures your wish out of the air and delivers it to you. If that sounds like your cup of tea--hot-- then head to Blackwell book shop on London's Charing Cross Road for the Espresso Book Machine, which prints whole books while you wait.

Yes, actual, proper books in about 5 minutes--hot. The EBM allows you to browse a catalog of books and print out a bound, trimmed paperback in 5 to 10 minutes. It'll spit out 110 pages per minute, complete with a full-color cover.
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See how GreenPrint can help save paper

Seth Rosenblatt | Apr 17, 2009

Screenshot of GreenPrint's Web site. You can download the program here.

GreenPrint World scans print jobs before they hit the page to make them as tree-friendly as possible. It creates a print filter, intercepting your print jobs before they reach the spooler and checking them against a list of preset but adjustable criteria. You can have it grab by the number of lines on a page, for example.

In CNET's First Look video below, we'll show you how the program can help you prevent wasteful print jobs--and how it could be even better.
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