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Photograph Comparison
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Map - Original
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The scanned photo (on the right)
wasn't as crisp as the original
(left), but still pretty good.
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This is how that same map looks
in one of the copies at my
library.
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Map - Scan Fail
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Generations of Books
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The only problems I found were
with the original scan itself -
it seems like all the maps in
the ...
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We have two binding versions of
the History of Chelmsford in my
library - the new
print-on-demand ...
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Selection of POD Titles
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POD Receipt
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The store keeps some display
books next to the printer, to
both advertise popular titles
and show ...
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Usually, books are $8, but
because mine had to be split
into two volumes and required
extra labor ...
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Finished Books
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Your Book is Ready!
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The finished goods. The cover
design is a generic one the
store came up with, but they'll
probably ...
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When it's all finished, the book
pops out the side with a very
satisfying thunk.
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Trimming to Size
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Ready to be Trimmed
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The book gets rotated so all
three sides can be trimmed. It
amazed me to see the knife
slicing ...
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The book is next lowered into
the bottom part of the machine
to be trimmed to size.
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Attaching the Cover
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Gluing the Spine
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After the glue has been applied,
the textblock is pressed down
onto the cover. This is then
pressed ...
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Next the pages are aligned,
clamped, and held spine-down,
and glue is passed under it to
bind them ...
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Pages Being Printed
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POD Catalog
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After the book is downloaded to
the printer, the pages are
printed and held.
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Their search interface:
http://www.harvard.com/bookmachi
ne/kiosk/
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POD Lookup Station
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POD Printer Back
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This laptop was on a podium
right inside the front door - I
chose to print The History ...
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The back of the Xerox machine.
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Print-On-Demand Book Printer
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Library Books
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The print-on-demand book printer
at the Harvard Book Store.
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My brother gave me a set of
printer blocks awhile ago, and
they're fun. Read about
printing books ...
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