RE: Reissues in a slightly more perfect world

first as a point-of-purchase (read: record >store) kiosk system, like a photo booth where >you'd buy custom burned CDs with high quality >color artwork, and then more recently as

The book industry has also been experimenting with this. There have been trial runs in individual stores that I don't think were too successful (demand too low for the cost) but many publishers, especially on the more academic end, have custom publishing systems set up internally. The quality is passable and I suspect most customers might not notice but any book person can recognize these immediately. The idea of keeping more titles in print without the expense of huge inventories is attractive.