Books from a Vending machine!

Susan Gable

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• Aug 22, 2005

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Here's an article about an interesting new booksales technique in France. Books in vending machines! Pretty cool!


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050819/ap_en_ot/book_machines;_ylt=As2E283XGmoN3XMIiZ_iq_ZxFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl



Anyway, one interesting point is the cost of the books. Cheap enough to entice the impulsive buyer.

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• Aug 22, 2005

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That's pretty neat.

 

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• Aug 22, 2005

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I get upset when my Snickers gets stuck. I can only imagine what I would do to the poor machine if I got gypped out of a book!

 

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• Aug 22, 2005

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LOL - They said they've redesigned the machine so it doesn't DROP your book - because who wants a book that's all mashed from falling to the tray?

Apparently it has some kind of arm that picks up the book and deposits it in the slot.
Susan G.