Print on Demand Books: January 2011

Kansas, Arizona State, and Portland State Universities currently are piloting an new book making technology to bring savings to the students and more income to the book stores on campus.

The book stores are getting rights to print some text books with a goal to get access to more. This allows cost savings in inventory management and a greener foot print on delivering books from publishers to students. Need a book, not in stock? No problem, the store can make you one in 3 minutes and it will look the same as any because the same tools are being used to make the book. Do you want about hundreds of copies? No problem, using the HP POD Solution 200 copies can be made easily in a few hours. Fast and economical publishing alternative for authors.

Video:

YouTube - Sparky the Eagle Odin Ink Coverage Channel 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OBiVwUwzhw

Students at Mountain View Elem. publish their own book | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon - Portland, Oregon | Special Reports

http://www.katu.com/news/specialreports/120682479.html

YouTube - Sparky the Eagle Odin Ink Coverage Channel 8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ijkaNbytY

(Does not appear to be on KGW Web Site)

Oregon Live (Oregonian):

Corvallis students' book publishes at PSU to benefit school mascot, Sparky the Eagle
http://mobile.oregonlive.com/advorg/pm_32330/contentdetail.htm;jsessionid=B04C2C7A8BB92C5917F3C9AFB514F603?contentguid=WUGcGuPR

Photos by Bill Lewey & Brian Kroll:

They are hosted on my website:

http://www.krollimages.com/

Gallery:

http://gallery.krollimages.com/sparkys3rd

This cool TV ad that we made for PSU’s Odin Ink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HP7xv9hJss

Here are some interesting newspaper articles to browse. Let's see what the students and reporters have to say!

This NACS blog has most of the interesting links.
http://thecite.blogspot.com/2010/11/hp-in-store-pod-pilots-at-three.html

"What happened was simple," said Holmes. "At the beginning of class, I stood in front of the podium and explained to the students what a regular book cost, what my book had been costing, and what it cost when published by the KU Bookstore. Then as I turned to the podium to get the controller for my PowerPoint program, the class erupted into applause."
800 Students Applaud Professor
http://www.nacs.org/campusmarketplace/102210.html?id=cm

NEWS

JayHawk Ink - KU Bookstore - 800 Students Applaud Professor

http://www.nacs.org/publications/campusmarketplace/news/102210ovation.aspx?id=cm

http://www.nacs.org/campusmarketplace/102210.html?id=cm

http://www.kansan.com/news/2010/aug/20/pilot-book-printing-program-comes-ku/

http://www.oread.ku.edu/~oread/2010/september/7/stories/books.shtml
http://www.kmbz.com/pages/8402796.php?
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/10/04/daily21.html
http://calendar.inkkc.com/event/id/E0-001-033487999-1/jayhawk-ink-grand-opening

ODIN INK - PSU Bookstore -

http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/10/portland_state_university_book.html

http://www.kptv.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks_video_id=4360706

http://www.kptv.com/news/25309210/detail.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/10/04/daily21.html

http://calendar.inkkc.com/event/id/E0-001-033487999-1/jayhawk-ink-grand-opening
Nice PSU customer testimonial!
http://silkroadreview.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/printing-on-the-portland-state-university-pod/