Espresso Book Machine Comes To Brooklyn Public Library
BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) last week unveiled its newly installed Espresso Book Machine (EBM), a cutting-edge technology from On Demand Books, which will offer patrons instant access to more than 8 million titles printed in any language and will allow Brooklyn authors to self-publish their work on-site.
The machine is up and running in the library’s main branch at Grand Army Plaza, making BPL one of the first public libraries of its size to install the machine permanently.
“There are over 130 languages spoken in Brooklyn, and nearly 50 percent of Brooklyn residents speak a language other than English at home,” said Linda E. Johnson, president and CEO of Brooklyn Public Library. “The Espresso Book Machine will allow library-goers to print and enjoy books in any language, and allow Brooklyn’s legions of authors to self-publish and see their finished work produced, hot off the press.”