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If it is a recent book, a digital copy almost certainly exists, but a lot of the paper books in my bookshelf are a lot older than 10 years. I think a lot of people scan books not so much to read them on an e-reader, but to preserve them. There are a lot of older books that are languishing because there are just a few copies sitting around. I like the idea of scanning them and offering them to the copyright holder.
Is there a way to tell if a book is still under copyright? Of course, the really old books are copyright, but there are some books in between where it may or may not still be under copyright, is there any way I can look up the copyright status of a book, to see if it had been renewed? Some books would be public domain today if the book had not been renewed, but still under copyright if it had.
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