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Originally Posted by HarryT
If you do this yourself, for your own personal use, then who's going to know other than you? I've never heard of anyone getting into trouble for format shifting, which is what this is.
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In addition to what Harry said, it's eventually going to be legal to format shift from a CD to mp3 (UK) and many of us have no moral issues with format shifting from epub to mobi. Why would a format shift from digital to print or print to digital for your own personal use matter?
illegal, likely, but morally, fine imo.
If people consider it morally ok to scan a print book to digital form (which is similar to ripping cdrom to mp3). The reverse should be ok too.
Now if you pass that book on much like you pass the mp3 on, expect to be in trouble if caught.
All that said, when print books cost less than digital in many cases, may as well just buy new rather then print/bind. If it's the print/bind that interests you, just do so using public domain books. (not legal advice, but) afaik if it's in the public domain you could print/bind and sell it.