Thread: STUDY SHOWS: Ditching DRM could reduce piracy, prices
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Old 10-19-2011, 10:44 PM   #502
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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph View Post
Well, the paperback has already been purchased.

I have to admit that this is my...3rd copy of the paperback. One of my favorite books of all time. I just wasn't up to doing my own OCR.
Well, here's a site that says it will scan it for you.

http://1dollarscan.com/

I haven't dug into it, but from what I gather, the condition is that they then destroy the pbook you send to be scanned.

Here's their explanation, which - although I haven't researched it - could well hold water, legally:

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This is totally legal as it is for personal use (fair use). Also this is only for your books and paper materials that you have bought. So the First Sale Doctrine applies.

We do not hold master copy or resell books. We also will not return the books but recycle them.

At the end of the day, your physical book becomes your ebook.
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