more on Technology Rewrites the Book

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Egor Kobylkin <egor () kobylkin com>
Date: July 24, 2006 5:51:23 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: Technology Rewrites the Book

Dave, for your list, if you wish.

> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
> Date: July 23, 2006 11:02:15 PM EDT
> To: undisclosed-recipient:;
> Subject: Technology Rewrites the Book
>
>
> Technology Rewrites the Book
>
> By PETER WAYNER
> The New York Times
> July 20, 2006
> ...
> said. "This is as good as any book in a bookstore."
>
> ...
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> and Blurb will make a
> copy just for that buyer.
I was confused as to why the CD's or DVD's are not made completely on  
demand? They have way lot less polygraphy on them, and they are  
intrincically digital. But then I thought, there must be much less  
titles of them in the top 80% of sales, than there will be of the  
books. So by keeping, say 1000 preprinted titles in stock a small DVD  
shop with no Internet can be in business.

But also because of the higher variety, books should have a higher  
price/cost ratio to cover the additional costs of the logistics due  
to lover average volumes, it makes bookstores a more attractive  
victim to substitution with a print on demand service.

On the other hand, one already can have almost any album from a major  
music studio for 9.99 from iTunes in 5 minutes.

So now, when the books can be done on demand economically, when will  
I be able to go to a shop and let them print for me any CD/DVD in the  
world in 5 minutes?

Curiously yours,
Egor


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