Espresso Book Machine in Sunday Chicago Tribune

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In a demonstration last week at the New York Public Library’s Science, Industry and Business Library, the Espresso produced a copy of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in five minutes.

During the machine’s stay at the library, visitors have been able to request free copies of 13 titles, most of them no longer covered by copyright, including William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.”

“It just blows my mind that this was instantly made,” said Matt Tyson, 25, riffling the pages of “Book Business,” Epstein’s 2001 book about publishing.

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