Category Archives: Agile Publishing

Your book is printed and bound, while you wait—Worldwide

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

The Espresso (or Electronic) Book Machine (EBM), a creation of On Demand Books, is designed for the efficient and worldwide distribution of Print-On-Demand (POD) books. The first EBM was installed and demonstrated in June 2007 at the New York Public … Continue reading →

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World’s 1st Online Book Store Announces Comeback at Frankfurt

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

Open Book Systems has been innovating from within the publishing industry since 1982. “OBS” originally stood for “Online BookStore,” the first online book store on the internet in 1992, and now, we are revisiting what it means to publish online. … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s New Kindle Fire tablet Ships November 15!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled three new Kindle models last week, including the much-anticipated Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon’s new 7” vibrant color multi-touch tablet sold an estimated 95,000 units in the first day of pre-orders for just $199 each. The … Continue reading →

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Find us in Frankfurt!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

OBS will be exhibiting at the Frankfurt Book Fair from October 12-16—come and visit us at the Independent Publishers Guild stand A934-937 in Hall 8A! We started coming to Frankfurt in 1985 and look forward to this year’s event! The … Continue reading →

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