There are legions of book lovers who will search the internet for that out of print book that they just have to get their hands on. It might be a childhood favourite. It might be a book that they've never read before. But they just know that they have to have it. Faber and Faber may be making that search just a little bit easier with the recent announcement of their print on demand service for out of print books.

This new imprint is called Faber Finds and it will aim to "restore to print a wealth of lost classics." The first books will role out June 2008.

I think it's a fantastic idea. When I worked at a bookstore we had a "special orders" desk. This type of desk, unless you are dealing in rare first editions and special collections or topics, is an idea that largely got put out of business thanks to the world of internet sales. Why order from the special orders desk and wait for a week (or more) for it to arrive when you can go home and order online getting next day delivery? But special orders and print on demand for books that can't be found? Brilliant.

Jane at Speakeasy thinks it's a fabulous idea.

As fun as it is to visit a bookstore and see the shelves and masses of books spread out in front of you, printing books as people want them just makes so much sense, paper-wise. (Not that I think we should abandon one in favour of the other. I’m just as bookstore-addicted as the rest of you.)

Fiction Bitch wonders if the tide is turning.

Could it possibly be that we are leaving behind the age of the Next New Thing and of the book as a commodity with a sell-by date?

The Bookaholic points out the one obvious advantage of this venture - in theory no book would ever need to go out of print again.

Of course, the imprint's success will depend on Faber actually offering books that the public wants. The Guardian decided to help Faber Finds out on this by asking authors what books they'd like to see back in print. And you can help out by using the Faber Finds Lost and Found service to suggest books for reprint.

Is there an out of print book that you'd love to be able to order?

Contributing Editor Sassymonkey blogs at Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.