Comments on: Springer launches Platform to Print eBooks on-demand http://thedigitalnirvana.com/2009/06/springer-launches-ebooks-printed-on-demand/ Transpromo, Short-Run Book Publishing, Inkjet and other Printing Industry Issues Mon, 21 May 2012 14:35:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy McCourt http://thedigitalnirvana.com/2009/06/springer-launches-ebooks-printed-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-2008 Andy McCourt Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:50:04 +0000 http://thedigitalnirvana.com/?p=650#comment-2008 A good move but what worries me is the '..for personal use' stipulation. Reality check...if this is what it appears, a new genre of print publishing is emerging where only the purchaser is allowed to read the contents? How can anyone prevent book sharing, pass-ons, used book sales and even someone peeking over your shoulder? Are we witnessing pay-per-view book reading? Any more info on this Adam? A good move but what worries me is the ‘..for personal use’ stipulation. Reality check…if this is what it appears, a new genre of print publishing is emerging where only the purchaser is allowed to read the contents? How can anyone prevent book sharing, pass-ons, used book sales and even someone peeking over your shoulder? Are we witnessing pay-per-view book reading?
Any more info on this Adam?

]]> By: Damon L http://thedigitalnirvana.com/2009/06/springer-launches-ebooks-printed-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-1996 Damon L Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:46:33 +0000 http://thedigitalnirvana.com/?p=650#comment-1996 Actually, in the el-hi education market some measure of standardization of textbook content has considerable benefits to the districts and to educators. It provides a ready, tested, consistent resource to guide curriculum development--which is a daunting task for schools stretched too thin as it is. However, selection and printing of custom content as print on demand holds a lot of promise for ancillary materials to supplement the core curriculum represented by textbooks. In higher ed, of course, it's a completely different story. Actually, in the el-hi education market some measure of standardization of textbook content has considerable benefits to the districts and to educators. It provides a ready, tested, consistent resource to guide curriculum development–which is a daunting task for schools stretched too thin as it is. However, selection and printing of custom content as print on demand holds a lot of promise for ancillary materials to supplement the core curriculum represented by textbooks. In higher ed, of course, it’s a completely different story.

]]> By: Michael J http://thedigitalnirvana.com/2009/06/springer-launches-ebooks-printed-on-demand/comment-page-1/#comment-1992 Michael J Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:32:48 +0000 http://thedigitalnirvana.com/?p=650#comment-1992 I guess that Springer has run some tests to see if Printed Books are dead. It seems their evidence says not so much. Since I tend to be a one trick pony, I ask the visitors here to consider how this could play out in High School education. The content lives on the web. Then just the right content is published in print at just the time when the teacher thinks it will have the greatest effect. I guess that Springer has run some tests to see if Printed Books are dead. It seems their evidence says not so much.

Since I tend to be a one trick pony, I ask the visitors here to consider how this could play out in High School education. The content lives on the web. Then just the right content is published in print at just the time when the teacher thinks it will have the greatest effect.

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