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Is this bookstore of the future? A very cool idea although I wonder how popular it will become.
– Ermisenda Alvarez
Fullerton installs $35,000 book vending machine!!!Installed near the transit center, the hope is commuters will read during their journeys.
Fullerton Public Library’s book vending machine has a 500-book capacity. It offers older paperback bestsellers and current hardcover bestsellers selections and will be restocked as needed. About a third to one-half of the device’s inventory are donated. Only visible books will be available for checkout.
A library patron will need a valid FPL (Fullerton Public Library) card to access books at any time. The machine is fully integrated with the Main Library’s checkout system. To begin, scan the library card at Step 1, enter the book number at Step 2, retrieve your receipt at Step 3 and then collect your book. (Books cannot be checked out if there are overdue fees.)
Ermilia 
i think that is pretty awesome, for the people on the go that are too busy to go inside, just like renting the DVD’s out of the Redbox machine!!!!
Exactly!
E-books are wonderful however; it pleases me to see the hard copy option available too…..!
Very true. 🙂
That is awesome! 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Eliabeth: I want one! It’s like the Rosetta Stone vending machine but better! Though… I kinda like picking them up, reading the back cover, flipping through the pages. Maybe if it was something more like Redbox with a virtual screen that dispensed books.
We just need the futuristic version that can produce any book on demand.
Now that’s an idea!
This might be interesting but how would u get the synopsis?
Maybe on the right computer screen you could find out?
I’m patenting a wall-mounted e-book vending machine – a fraction of the size, a fraction of the space rental. Simply plug in a USB stick and download. These book-vending machines will be obsolete within a year! 😉
Very true! Although, some people would still prefer the “real-deal” in their hands. But that’s a great idea!
I love this idea as it suggests an absolute urgency to have a book when all stores and libraries are closed… “must have book NOW!” 🙂 so great!
Haha, I see that urgency too. I’m glad you like it too!
yes, i think the only thing that is missing is being able to read the flap copy or plot description to see if you really want to make a choice based on something besides the cover.
True but maybe you can read the synopsis on the computer screen to the right? A good point!
I also found a book vending machine — in Taiwan. http://francescannotwrite.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/a-history-lesson/