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Originally Posted by meromana
It's really unfortunate that so many great books go out of print and cannot be enjoyed by new readers, but the fact is, somebody owns those copyrights, and it's their decision to not make the text available.
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Well, not necessarily. It can be that nobody knows who owns the copyright. It can also be that the the casue a book is not available is not an active decision but just inertia. Another reason for a book not being available is that a publisher does not think it is economically viable to re-publish it but they want to keep the book so they do not let the rights go back to the writer (by claiming it is still in print but for all practical purposes it is impossible to buy the book).