The inexorable march of POD...

...or "print-on-demand," for all you civilians out there, is detailed in this newspaper article. Check out the kicker at the end, talking about a Florida company that has developed a Xerox-sized machine that can print and bind a softcover book while you wait. Hel-lo! Yes, people like to flip through books, but there's no way that being able to buy books in your local drugstore--without eating up scarce shelf-space--isn't a GREAT thing.