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Originally Posted by Morrigan
Why do people think they have a right to orphaned or out of print books? Which could be stated another way - why do people feel they have a right to a creation, the product of someone else's work?
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I think most people would be willing to pay for those books. But, as you can't get it by any ordinary means (or you must go scouring used book stores, and hope you'll find it there) you won't be able to get it.
If an author/publisher doesn't allow any more prints of a book, then that's the end. But the problem with an orphaned book is just that, there is nobody who can demand payment for that book if it were to be republished (in any form). So, those books won't ever be reprinted just because you don't know where the rights belong. Imo, that's just sad.