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August 19, 2005
Let’s see: Soda, Chips and Books...
Can't Wait for a Book? Paris Can Help
Readers craving Homer, Baudelaire or Lewis Carroll in the middle of the night can get a quick fix at one of the French capital's five newly installed book vending machines. [...] "Our biggest vending machine sellers are 'The Wok Cookbook' and a French-English dictionary," said Chambon, who added that poet Charles Baudelaire's "Les Fleurs du Mal" — "The Flowers of Evil" — also is "very popular."
Absolutely! My coworkers and I have talked about these sorts of things for years. Indeed, I see the day in the not-so-distant future when all you have to do is tell the machine what book you want, and it will be printed right there for you. Granted, it won’t be as high quality binding or paper as a pre-printed copy, but it would make sure that books never go out of print...
I am a bit curious who buys cookbooks at midnight. Oh well...
(via Ezra Kline)
Posted by Andrew at August 19, 2005 01:00 PM
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