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I don't think it's infringement to scan books you already own and keep the file for yourself. It is infringement to distribute them if they're copyrighted. I think it's infringement to download them against copyright, but even if it isn't, it's infringement for them to be available in the first place. The US government has a nice copyright website, and it's a pretty basic concept: if it's copyrighted, and you don't own the copyright or the legal authority to distribute, you can't distribute. There are a lot of books legally available out of copyright, there are some (and the number is growing) that are legally available through creative commons licences. There are some that are available as special offers and such, often announced at mobile read. You can check the wiki free ebooks page for legal free download sites.
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