In the wake of the controversial PoD program of Amazon in the US, their UK arm has now also announced a print-on-demand service:
Amazon said it would be able to print books in both full colour and black and white and said the books would be "virtually indistinguishable" from traditionally printed titles. Christopher North, vice president of media at Amazon.co.uk, said: "Working with publishers, we hope to bring hundreds of thousands of books to Amazon.co.uk’s customers that might never have otherwise been available. POD not only enables publishers to keep more titles in-stock at Amazon, but it also makes possible innovative new approaches to publishing." For a limited time, Amazon.co.uk said it would provide free setup for publishers with POD-ready PDF files.
The print-on-demand ballet continues...