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In Print On Damand, Ludovico talks about how Philip M. Parker discovered a unique approach to POD. Parker designed a software for collecting freely available information and compiling the results into books which can then be printed using POD. Each book is then readily accessed through the internet. Parker states that "My goal isn't to have the computer write sentences, but to do the repetitive tasks that are too costly to do otherwise." This means that each book breaks even as soon as the first copy is sold because there is no investment to be recovered. This new software makes it simpler to alter the content of a publication at any point during the production process. "The POD process actually makes it possible to continuously update the content—thus bringing a defining aspect of online publishing back to the printed medium." I think this is a great way to bring people together if the author and publisher open editing up to the community. People can work together to help update or add content and fix errors. However, this makes me think if Wikipedia where anyone can add or update the content on the page. You have to be careful then what you read on these typed of sites. I believe they have a way of screening the content before it stays too long or is published on the site. This is something that POD would have to consider.