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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
And yet many publishers still publish public domain works, despite the fact that anyone can make another version and undercut their price, or give them away for free.
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This is primarily only for "popular" works in the public domain, precisely because demand is so high. Few publishers publish obscure works that are in the public domain unless those works are desired highly by a select group willing to pay a high price and they can corner the market with their own particular version, at least for a while. In any case, many of these "public domain" books have value-add that is unique to each publisher (commentary and such); these additions are not allowed in the visually disabled works we're discussing.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
If publishers think there's a market for large-print or audiobook versions, they'll publish. This law encourages the development of those editions even if the contracted publisher doesn't think the market is worth developing.
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Actually, as I pointed out, the proposed law specifically discourages development of those editions because others can copy said versions and redistribute them for free.