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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Why would the publishers keep editable copies of all their books? They don't own the copyright. It's the author's property.
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In many cases, the publisher DOES own the copyright, very often for the first or second book of a now well known author. It's those tricky contracts. A law came not long ago (in US) that forces the copyright to revert to the author after some decades.