InstaBook

InstaBook Corporation manufactures book on demand equipment. It was founded in 1997, and is located in Gainesville, Florida.[1][2]

History

InstaBook Maker is a system specifically designed to download, print and bind a book in one step[3] on site for a retail customer.[4] The first model of the InstaBook Maker was presented at the BookExpo in LA[clarification needed] in 1999.[5] Patents for this technology were secured in the US and around the world by its inventor, Victor Celorio.(US PATENTS 6012890,[6] 6213703,[7] Chinese Patent 97705, Mexican Patent 241092, others[8]).

InstaBook installed the first book on demand equipment in a bookstore in Canada in 2001. The first bookstore with an InstaBook in the US was the Bookends store in Ridgewood, New Jersey.[4][9]

References

  1. ^ Kleper, Michael L. (2001). The Handbook of Digital Publishing, Vol. II (PDF). Prentice-Hall. p. 565. ISBN 0-13-029371-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  2. ^ Zelchenko, Peter (2000). "Book-on-Demand Market Pursues Affordable Run of One" (PDF). The Seybold Report on Publishing Systems. 30 (5). Seybold Publications: 8.
  3. ^ Haack, Douglas F. "How 'Senior Victor Celorio-Gutenberg' is Changing the World of Publishing" (PDF). The Gutenberg Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Edwards, Steve. "InstaBook Launches 'Books-On-Demand'" (PDF). The Seybold Report. 4 (4). Analyzing Publishing Technologies. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  5. ^ Lerner, Michael (June 4, 1999). "New technology prints books while you wait". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  6. ^ Electronic bookstore vending machine – Patent 6012890 at freepatentsonline.com
  7. ^ Electronic bookstore vending machine – Patent 6213703 at freepatentsonline.com
  8. ^ http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pctdocs/en/1999/pct_1999_15-section3.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ Applebome, Peter (September 12, 2004). "Our Towns; Have a Seat. Your Novel Will Be Out Momentarily". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2010.