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Old 04-06-2011, 03:53 PM   #5
Kiteology
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
Most of them do have to be created from scratch; any book that's more than a few years old probably doesn't have a final-version electronic copy available. While they were made electronically 10 and maybe even 20 years ago, changes in filetypes and lack of storage space meant most publishers had a policy of clearing them out as soon as the print run was finished.
Thanks Elfwreck! That's one piece of information to put in the "costs" column (I only know enough about publishing to be considered dangerous).
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