FAQ
1. What is Print on Demand?
Print on Demand is a digital process whereby a book stored in an electronic form (pdf) can be printed and bound on demand within minutes.
2. What is the Espresso Book Machine and EspressNet?
3. What is the quality of a book produced by the EBM?
There is no difference between a book produced by the EBM and a book from a regular publisher. They are indistinguishable in appearance and quality.
4. Who makes the Espresso Book Machine?
The EBM and EspressNet have been created by On Demand Books, LLC (“ODB?). ODB is based in New York, NY. The EBM is manufactured and assembled entirely in the United States.
5. What are the benefits of Espresso Book Machine?
The EBM eliminates supply-chain/distribution costs and allows for increased sales of books by producing them on demand at point of sale. The EBM reverses publishing’s existing business model from:
Produce  Ship Sell
to
Sell Produce
Supply is matched wiAuthors benefit by: Enjoy more sales, more royalties (which might otherwise be lost to the used-book market), and access to a powerful new self-publishing and distribution model.th demand at point of sale. This new model eliminates returns and gives life to innumerable titles. Books stay in print forever.
Readers benefit by: Gain better access to more books in multiple languages, and ultimately, the ability to get any book on demand, onsite, in minutes.
Authors benefit by: Enjoy more sales, more royalties (which might otherwise be lost to the used-book market), and access to a powerful new self-publishing and distribution model.
Publishers benefit by: The EBM allows publishers to increase unit sales, eliminate returns, eliminate supply-chain costs, monetize your backlist, and reduce your inventories.
Retailers benefit by: Enjoy higher sales per square foot, faster inventory turnover, more customer traffic, no more out-of-stocks, reduced supply-chain costs, freed-up shelf space for faster moving, higher-margin inventory, and new revenues from custom and self publishing.
Libraries & Universities benefit by: The EBM enhances the academic experience for students, makes more books available to more patrons, provides new forms of revenue, and allows you to print your digital collections and create facsimiles of rare books.
6. What are the environmental benefits of on-demand-print technology?
Producing books at point of sale saves tons of CO2 emissions and eliminates returns and the pulping of unwanted books. The book sector emits an average of 8.8 pounds (almost 4 kg) of carbon per book produced. This new technology will lower our carbon footprint and substantially reduce waste and shipping costs, which in turn will help our planet. Please view our
Environmental Compliance Guidelines
7. What security precautions have been taken to ensure content is protected?
The EspressNet software uses industry standard cryptography to provide secure communications, and delivers fine-grained visibility as content travels through the network.
8. What security precautions have been taken to ensure that Publisher / Author royalties are
properly distributed?
All ordering and financial transactions employ digital signatures from all involved parties. This is intended not only (1) to guard against piracy but also (2) to provide for mathematically ironclad certification of orders and payments (i.e., non-repudiation). Revenues for books sold are collected at point of sale, and royalties are remitted to publishers and content providers.
9. What are the specifications of an EBM book?
• Binding: Perfect-bound
• Interior: B&W (with a color option at certain EBM sites)
• Page-Count: 40 to 830 pages
• Trim Size: Infinitely variable between 8.5" x 11" and 4.5" x 4.5"
• Speed: A 300-page book in less than 4 minutes (serially, less than 3 minutes)
• File format: Standard PDF for book block and cover. Books can be selected onsite, online,or even uploaded in
person from CDs,
flash drives, etc.
10. Are all books the same trim size?
The trim size is variable between 8.25" x 10.5" and 4.5" x 5.5". So the publisher’s original size can generally be matched. Readers will detect no difference between the EBM copy and the publisher’s edition.
|
 |
PUBLISHING SERVICES
FOLLOW US AT
  |
