Produce perfectly bound paperback books at the point of sale.
Wow, I am not sure what this says about a paperless society overall, but it certainly has its benefits. At least it eliminates the use of paper that is not presently in demand. It would cut down or eliminate the cost and carbon needed to transport tons of books to stores and libraries all across the Nation.
Think about a bookstore or library that never runs out of your favorite or needed book. I cannot tell you, for example, how many times I had to go to our big box bookstores looking for a book assigned by the teacher of one of my children. The book never existed by the time my child told me of the assignment because the big box only had 10 copies of the book and the school assignment affected a couple hundred students. No more, now "1984", or "Hamlet", "The Great Gatsby" or whatever takes only a few minutes to manufacture on the spot.
Think about text books in college. It has to be revolutionary to some degree. (By the way, my daughter had to purchase four books for law school this semester, and they cost almost $750.00).
Sure, I think that most of these books, especially school books, are unnecessary. Students should be given netbooks and teaching materials should be provided by coming the Web. Google Education if you will. But, I understand the codgers, the retros, the fundamentalist, the Amish-like among us are not ready to let go of paper or the past. Some are still in the dial phone age. And, I know in some situations paper is necessary, still.
In the mean time there is EBM 2.O.
Wow, I am not sure what this says about a paperless society overall, but it certainly has its benefits. At least it eliminates the use of paper that is not presently in demand. It would cut down or eliminate the cost and carbon needed to transport tons of books to stores and libraries all across the Nation.
Think about a bookstore or library that never runs out of your favorite or needed book. I cannot tell you, for example, how many times I had to go to our big box bookstores looking for a book assigned by the teacher of one of my children. The book never existed by the time my child told me of the assignment because the big box only had 10 copies of the book and the school assignment affected a couple hundred students. No more, now "1984", or "Hamlet", "The Great Gatsby" or whatever takes only a few minutes to manufacture on the spot.
Think about text books in college. It has to be revolutionary to some degree. (By the way, my daughter had to purchase four books for law school this semester, and they cost almost $750.00).
Sure, I think that most of these books, especially school books, are unnecessary. Students should be given netbooks and teaching materials should be provided by coming the Web. Google Education if you will. But, I understand the codgers, the retros, the fundamentalist, the Amish-like among us are not ready to let go of paper or the past. Some are still in the dial phone age. And, I know in some situations paper is necessary, still.
In the mean time there is EBM 2.O.
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