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Originally Posted by Xanthe
But then what about those instances where the writer might still like their books to be available in print, only the publishers don't think that there will be sufficient profit in doing so? It's not really a copyright issue at all in that case. A writer gets one book published, and then the publisher decides that sales were insufficient to publish more. It can be a good book, an interesting book, but if it the marketing was insufficient it might never be brought to the attention of its target audience.
I don't know how many paperback books that I have in my collection that I found just by combing through bookshelves in bookstores, and the only reason I pulled them out of the shelf to look at was because either the title or the colors caught my eye. I've read the books, enjoyed them, and waited and waited for another book by the same author to turn up but it never does. Granted, some authors only have one book in them or they turn to other things in life, but I've followed authors online who've mentioned having new books in the works but then those books never get published.
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A very good argument for rights reverting to the author if the publisher does not want to publish. The author can then self publish. The author did make a choice if they sold the rights, but perhaps it should be contingent somewhat on actual publication.
Not quite understanding how piracy can help books become available that have never been published though? (referring to the quote in your post which I assume you are addressing).
Helen