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Tattncat · 08-09-2009, 08:22 AM

First question:
If you have a book in hand, that you own, can you legally obtain a digital copy of that book. Keep in mind that the books content's may or may not be from the Public domain.

Next question:
What is then, assuming that you can not legally do the above, what is the purpose of Scribd. Scribd not only sells books, it offers sundry other printed items some of which are books for download. Now, keep in mind that a good portion of that appears to be original content, which is fun to explore. However a lot of the content appears to be scans from other people's book collections, many of these appear to be of the 30-40 year old vintage (i.e. Old Harlequins) some of these books made available are current books that can be purchased on Sony, Fictionwise, etc. Under what circumstances can they be downloaded, legally.

08-09-2009, 08:22 AM	#1
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	Piracy or Not Piracy and Why First question: If you have a book in hand, that you own, can you legally obtain a digital copy of that book. Keep in mind that the books content's may or may not be from the Public domain. Next question: What is then, assuming that you can not legally do the above, what is the purpose of Scribd. Scribd not only sells books, it offers sundry other printed items some of which are books for download. Now, keep in mind that a good portion of that appears to be original content, which is fun to explore. However a lot of the content appears to be scans from other people's book collections, many of these appear to be of the 30-40 year old vintage (i.e. Old Harlequins) some of these books made available are current books that can be purchased on Sony, Fictionwise, etc. Under what circumstances can they be downloaded, legally.