While few people would describe themselves as bibliophiles, most people like curling up with a good book. While tablets and dedicated eReaders, such as the Kindle and Nook have proven tremendously ...

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The general design of the Biblio-Mat was made to match the vintage feel of The Monkey’s Paw, which can be seen from the colors and lettering used on the machine to the second-hand books that make ...

Insert $2 into the Biblio-Mat, and customers get a mystery, a biography, historical fiction — or a dud. The owner of a bookstore in Toronto came... Book-Vending Machine Dispenses Suspense Earlier this ...

A Toronto bookstore has come up with a creative way to add value to old, discount books that otherwise may clutter its storage: an antique-seeming “book dispenser” that randomly spits out old books ...

For the arcane, the absurd and an absolutely eclectic collection of second-hand books, the Monkey’s Paw is a destination for bibliophiles. But if you can’t decide what to take home from Toronto’s ...

Calling all indecisive readers, this just in: Lady Luck has gone literary. Never again will you find yourself mute and immobile, mouth agape, standing in awe of the shelves...at least if you live in ...

For almost 10 years, Craig Small had steadfastly turned down requests to make another Biblio-Mat, the book vending machine at the Monkey’s Paw antiquarian shop in Toronto that has become something of ...

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Toronto bookstore The Monkey's Paw features a unique and intriguing way for readers to obtain new books: the Biblio-Mat. Created by the store's owner, Stephen Fowler, and The Juggernaut co-founder, ...