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Originally Posted by MsAnthrope
Is this legal? Should I quit my day job and start an 'e-publishing' house for pd books?
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Yup, it's absolutely legal. Once works are in the public domain, anyone can legally use them for any purpose, including commercial ones.
However, if you'll look next time you're in the bookstore, those PD books are usually priced a good deal lower than more recent stuff. The exceptions there will be ones which include a lot of literary supporting material (footnotes, explanations, commentary, etc.), in those cases the extra price covers that material.
If you want to start your own e-publishing house for PD books go right ahead.
