Without fanfare, last month Barnes & Noble installed Espresso Book Machines in three of its Northeastern stores as a pilot program to "gauge consumer interest," the company said. Customers will be able to make a physical print book of "a hard-to-find book, a public domain title or self publish a book."
The POD machines are in B&N stores in Union Square in New York City, Paramus, N.J., and Willow Grove, Pa.
Books-A-Million installed two Espresso Book Machines late last year. Most of the other approximately 60 EBMs are in independent bookstores, university bookstores and libraries around the world.