> A quick search shows similar experiences with other print on demand books
> from Amazon.
>
Off topic:
A closely related division within the company I worked for made
ultrahigh speed printers
Paper reels were maybe 2 m in diameter
Connections between the computers and printer were fiber (copper was
too slow).
Printer, computer, and paper fill a _very_ large room (250 sq m?).
I don’t know if they cost more than USD 1M.
On a factory tour, I learned that virtually all amazon books (at least
in US), other than,
say, the latest #1 best seller in hard cover, are printed on demand.
As is virtually all customized mail (e.g. financial statements, etc.)
(Obviously) a poor scan will result in a poor print on demand book.
But the print on demand process itself is amazing — ‘you wouldn’t even
know’.
Best,
Scott W7SLS
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