Printing books...

I've been so intrigued by these machines ever since the Harvard Bookstore got one (http://www.harvard.com/clubs_services/books_on_demand/). Obviously it's cool authors can print their own works, but I love that you can create bound copies of out-of-copyright stuff - there are so many awesome old books out there!

The Antidote to e-Books

Self-publishing has been made easier since the Espresso Book Machine by On Demand Books made its debut in 2006.

 

New York Times

sort-of ditto

Books are back? Yay! (I think I still maybe want an e-reader at some point, though...but to complement my real-book reading, not to replace it...)

E-Books, Shmee-Books: Readers Return to the Stores
Julie Bosman, New York Times, December 12, 2011
In the so-called year of the e-book, retail bookshops are reporting brisk sales for high-priced titles.