Full Text Thesis: “An Exploratory Study of the Espresso Book Machine”

The Windsor Public Library in Ontario recently posted a copy of a recently published master thesis (March 2015) by a student from Denmark about the Espresso Book Machine.
Here are some details from the WPL:

In 2012, WPL became the first public library in Canada to offer Self-Publishing services, with the addition of the Espresso Book Machine™ to our collection.  This technology has given the residents of our area not only the opportunity to obtain rare, out-of-print copies of books, but has been the means by which users can produce their own books.
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Several other Canadian public library systems have followed suit (including Edmonton Public Library and Toronto Public Library), and the addition of the EBM even attracted the attention of a Master’s student, Radvile Gintauskaite, in Demark. In studying the effectiveness of the Espresso Book Machines available world-wide, she examined how they are used in various settings, including Windsor Public Library.

Read the Complete Thesis by Radvile Gintauskaite.
Direct to Full Text (38 pages; PDF)

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