The Espresso Book Machine is produced by On Demand Books (ODB) whose proprietary software together with the EBM creates a revolutionary new direct-to-consumer distribution and print model for books. The EBM is a fully integrated patented book making machine which can automatically print, bind and trim on demand at point of sale perfect bound library quality books with 4-color covers (indistinguishable from the factory made original) in minutes for a penny a page. Books can be produced from digital or scanned files retrieved and transmitted via the Internet by the company’s web based software to a nearby EBM where it may be retrieved in matter of minutes by the customer.

On Demand Books replaces the inefficient and centralized supply chain for the distribution of books – essentially unchanged since Gutenberg – with a radically decentralized direct-to-consumer retail model in which content is fully distributed electronically at point of sale and converted into a paperback book. The EBM can now print over 300,000 digital files through its relationship with the Open Content Alliance and content is expected to increase substantially as more EBM’s are adopted by bookstores, libraries and other venues across the globe.