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Originally Posted by HarryT
It costs a considerable amount of money for a publisher to digitise a book; money which they won't spend unless there's a reasonable expectation of a return on their investment.
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Any estimate on the cost of digitising a book?
I have a friend that makes e-books of old movie novelizations as a hobby. I can't remember now how long he spends scanning and copy editing the books, but he does it in his free time and I don't think it takes him long to do. And his results look quite professional.
I don't believe making an e-book from a paper book is quite the sink of time and money people think it is. Now sorting out the rights and designing a new cover may be what makes it cost prohibitive.