August 23, 2005
Robot Booksellers Land in Paris
They’ve had vending machines that dispense cigarettes for a while, but one that dispenses Cigarettes? Indeed, bibliophiles can now discreetely partake of French letters at convenient automatic dispensers. There are certainly precedents, but many found it newsworthy that Maxi-Livres has rolled out five book vending machines in Paris. The machines have only 25 best-sellers; there’s no print-on-demand press nestled inside.
August 23rd, 2005 at 3:22 pm
I’m looking forward to that Dalkey Archive Press vending machine.