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Donnageddon · 09-21-2008, 03:03 AM

A fascinating video on how books were made in 1947. It begs the question of why publishers today make excuses for how difficult it is to make ebooks.

<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1063458&server=vimeo.com &show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portr ait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /> <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1063458&server=vimeo.com &show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portr ait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/1063458?pg=embed&sec=1063458">Printing a Book, Old School</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user481965?pg=embed&sec=1063458">Armin Vit</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com?pg=embed&sec=1063458">Vimeo</a>.**

Of course, I am sure RWood and HarryT can fill us in on how books were made on papyrus.

* spotted on BoingBoing

** tried to embed the video, but it is not YouTube, it is from "Vimeo", just go to the BoingBoing link.

09-21-2008, 03:03 AM	#3
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	A fascinating video on how books were made in 1947. It begs the question of why publishers today make excuses for how difficult it is to make ebooks. <object width="400" height="300"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1063458&server=vimeo.com &show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portr ait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /> <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1063458&server=vimeo.com &show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portr ait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/1063458?pg=embed&sec=1063458">Printing a Book, Old School</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user481965?pg=embed&sec=1063458">Armin Vit</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com?pg=embed&sec=1063458">Vimeo</a>.** Of course, I am sure RWood and HarryT can fill us in on how books were made on papyrus. * spotted on BoingBoing ** tried to embed the video, but it is not YouTube, it is from "Vimeo", just go to the BoingBoing link.