A Brief History of Book Vending Machines by John Geoghegan

"There are lots of reasons why a white elephant technology doesn't catch on. Sometimes the technology is ahead of its time. In other cases, no amount of time can make a misguided technology useful or attractive. Then there's vending machines that sell books..."    Click the title link above to read this fun and interesting blog piece by Geoghegan at Huff Post Books. ENJOY!