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Old 08-01-2010, 01:46 PM   #43
lord_blackfang
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Originally Posted by wgrimm View Post
In fact, I see a way for some savvy publishers to make a ton of money from books long out of print- digitize these books and make them available as ebooks, and charge reasonably for them, like $3 or $4. Or less. The books were long ago paid for, so what is earned is almost pure profit. Why let the pirates have all the fun- the publishers could be earning cash for what the pirates are giving away.
This is what Steam and GOG.com are doing with old computer games and let me tell you, I bought a ton of classics from them that I pirated as a kid, even those I don't intend to play ever again. I even bought some that I already own in hardcopy, because it's easier to download them for a few bucks than to try and get those ancient CDs working on Win 7.
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