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Kiosk in Sweden prints on-demand magazines (Video)

August 20, 2013

An on-demand printing kiosk in Stockholm could hold the key to the future of the publishing industry, according to an article on bigthink.com.

The Meganews Magazines kiosk prints on-the-spot, high quality, color prints of a range of 200 magazines and periodicals. Customers choose their desired publication via the kiosk's touchscreen, pay with a credit card and wait for the print, which takes about two minutes, the article reported.

The nature of the kiosk is both cost and environmentally friendly. On-demand printing newsstands like Meganews Magazines can save publishers money on printing and distribution, and it also produces lower emissions of fossil greenhouse gases compared to a magazine printed and distributed in the traditional way, according to the article.

Check out the video below for a look at the kiosk:

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