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Old 01-12-2011, 12:28 PM   #10
Maggie Leung
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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
But why in the world aren't they available for purchase in digital form? That's the puzzling thing. I don't understand why so many classic backlist books just aren't being sold.
If I asked you to digitize every document in your household, it probably would take you a long time. Then you'd have to edit, etc. Publishers have legal rights to pursue as well, with authors or other rights holders.

As a reader, I'm impatient as well, of course.
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