Third Place Books anticipating Google-branded one-off book printer

Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park recently announced on their Facebook page that they will be receiving delivery of an Espresso Book Printing machine this month. According to their page, "That means increasing the # of titles in our store by over 2 million."

The $100,000 device, developed by Google, in partnership with On-Demand Books, can print a 300-page book in three to seven minutes. This allows readers to purchase single copies of rare books which the store might not otherwise be able to carry. The machine can also print nearly 400,000 public domain books.