InstaBook

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

The first model of the InstaBook Maker was presented at the BookExpo in LA in 1999.[3] Patents for this technology were secured in the US and around the world by its inventor, Victor Celorio.(US PATENTS 6012890,[4] 6213703,[5] Chinese Patent 97705, Mexican Patent 241092, others[6]).

InstaBook Maker is a system specifically designed to download, print and bind a book in one step[7] on site for a retail customer.[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.[8][9]

References
  1. Kleper, Michael L. (2001). "The Handbook of Digital Publishing, Vol. II" (PDF). Prentice-Hall: 565. ISBN 0-13-029371-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Zelchenko, Peter (2000). "Book-on-Demand Market Pursues Affordable Run of One" (PDF). The Seybold Report on Publishing Systems. Seybold Publications. 30 (5): 8.
  3. Lerner, Michael (June 4, 1999). "New technology prints books while you wait". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  4. Electronic bookstore vending machine - Patent 6012890 at freepatentsonline.com
  5. Electronic bookstore vending machine - Patent 6213703 at freepatentsonline.com
  6. http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pctdocs/en/1999/pct_1999_15-section3.pdf
  7. 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.
  8. Edwards, Steve. "InstaBook Launches 'Books-On-Demand'" (PDF). The Seybold Report. Analyzing Publishing Technologies. 4 (4). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  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.
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