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InstaBook
American manufacturer
American manufacturer
InstaBook Corporation manufactures book on demand equipment. It was founded in 1997, and is located in Gainesville, Florida.
Background
The company provides book-on-demand equipment to bookstores named InstaBook Maker. The system can download, print and bind a book. The system was invented by Victor Celorio who owns the patents for the design.
History
The model of the InstaBook Maker was presented at the BookExpo in Los Angeles in 1999.
InstaBook installed its first book on demand equipment in Canada in 2001. The first bookstore with an InstaBook in the US was the Bookends store in Ridgewood, New Jersey in 2010.
References
References
- Kleper, Michael L.. (2001). "The Handbook of Digital Publishing, Vol. II". Prentice-Hall.
- Zelchenko, Peter. (2000). "Book-on-Demand Market Pursues Affordable Run of One". Seybold Publications.
- Haack, Douglas F. "How 'Senior Victor Celorio-Gutenberg' is Changing the World of Publishing". The Gutenberg Festival.
- Edwards, Steve. "InstaBook Launches 'Books-On-Demand'". Analyzing Publishing Technologies.
- [http://freepatentsonline.com/6012890.html Electronic bookstore vending machine – Patent 6012890] at freepatentsonline.com
- [http://freepatentsonline.com/6213703.html Electronic bookstore vending machine – Patent 6213703] at freepatentsonline.com
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- Lerner, Michael. (June 4, 1999). "New technology prints books while you wait". Forbes Magazine.
- Applebome, Peter. (September 12, 2004). "Our Towns; Have a Seat. Your Novel Will Be Out Momentarily.". The New York Times.
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