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Originally Posted by ApK
No argument, it's simply not legal, and we're discussing LEGAL availability.
I can get if for free if we're going to ignore copyright laws. I can get the latest Stephen King for free too. So what?
The simple fact is, it's cheaper where it's out of copyright than where it's still under copyright.
It's not 'maneuvering.' It's the reality of the costs of licensing.
ApK
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Fair enough. Keep it legal. Maybe I can't see it because I can't see such a small saving being of consequence. In a world where (here) a paperback book can hit forty dollars - and we are over parity with the US, the difference between one dollar - or 99¢ - and eight dollars doesn't seem that great. I still can't see any great advantage to individuals. How many people are really going to rush out and buy huge quantities of very old books if they dropped it back to twenty-eight years? About as many as buy them here - almost no one.
The whole issue is moot in that the likelihood of it happening is pretty close to zero.