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Several questions instantly popped up for me (and I’m sure more will as I continue thinking about it) – how do you determine what books are going to be selected for this machine? Hot topics? Best seller lists? New releases?
Also, does it require multiple copies of a book, or can you expand your selection by having only one copy of each title? Is this just for big library use, or is this something smaller libraries could use? I can only imagine the cost since even basic book drop bins can cost hundreds of dollars or more.
As for the book return, since the book is inside a cassette box, how can it tell what item is being returned? If the barcode or identifying scan is on the cassette, how can you be sure the correct book is put into the correct case? What is the item check out limit per patron?
Very cool.
