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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
Sigh. Reminds me of the good old days of cuneiform impressions in clay tablets. Are the digital copies discarded because they're too difficult to keep and manage or is this a practice designed to protect employment? Sorry if I'm cynical.  |
I imagine it was just short-sightedness, combined with an innate fear of depending on an electronic file system for long-term storage (when they were
already using paper).
Maybe, as demand for digital copies grows, any companies that create printed books will think twice about discarding electronic files, and might even set up a coherent system to pass those files on to e-book producing departments or sell them to e-book vendors. Sony, for one, ought to be in every publisher's offices suggesting exactly this, though it isn't likely to help the situation with public domain works.
And I agree, it was Sony's job to vet those files. Their lack of dedication to the tasks required to sell proper e-books isn't encouraging.