Re: Books on demand - Reprints of old books?

Has anyone heard anything about Amazon's plans to integrate POD
technology into their searches? I talked with a friend in the
publishing business about this, and the possibilities are scary. If
someone just wants a reading copy, they order it from Amazon. Amazon
prints up a copy and ships. If the particular book isn't in Amazon's
database (onsite inventory of POD books), they just order a real copy
from one of the dealer's listing with them , add to the database,
print and ship. Eventually authors could sell publishing rights
directly to Amazon. They could publish, print, and distribute directly
to the buyer. No need for book sellers, or even publishers.
Google's plan to put entire libraries (Yale, Harvard, etc.) online as
e-books is just as scary, at least for anyone who has invested money
in scarce books . While it won't affect the value of first editions,
special editions, etc., the market for scholarly, history and
technical books could plummet.
Am I way off base here?
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