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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
In short ... no. If you own a physical copy of a book, it is not legal to download a digital version from other than a reputable digital bookseller
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While I am sure you are right (and I'm not a lawyer and all), format shifting is (grudgingly) granted as fair use for a lot of other content. The content industry has fought and lost a few legal battles on that front.
Do you think a reasonable case could be made for "pbook to ebook" from a consumer standpoint? For example, would it be "fair use" if I scanned/digitized a pbook I own myself (and of course didn't distribute it further)?