This is for all of you bibliophiles out there living in the land of Web 2.0 technology. I'm a little late to the party here, which is no surprise given the chaos of my life, but it seems that a couple of innovative and hip guys created a vending machine that dispenses random old and obscure books for the ridiculously small price of a $2 coin. It's called the Biblio-mat, and is an incredibly cool idea. What a great metamorphosis of the run of the mill vending machine, which usually contains some sort of processed food or drink product, into a conduit for ideas and knowledge. I realize that the main purpose of this blog is to comment on Web 2.0 applications and their relevance to librarianship; however, I simply could not resist including this little gem floating in our sea of technology. I would personally love to have the chance to experience the mystery and suspense of the Biblio-mat and am currently wondering how I can make that a reality. Hmm.. Toronto in the fall? Since that is definitely not going to happen, I guess I'll just have content myself by watching the video demonstration that follows (oh, and the Tom Waits, who I imagine is a bibliophile extraordinaire, soundtrack is an added bonus!)...
Biblio-mat is a great idea and if this were available near me, I would buy old books out of it all of the time. I hope this does make it to NC in the future!
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