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Originally Posted by fugazied
Honestly it confuses the hell out of me, because you would 'think' they have these books as a bloody word document or quark express (printing software) somewhere.
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Often times the publishers do not have the original electronic files; those files reside with the typesetter. I know that for the publishers for whom I do typesetting, all they want are the final PDF files to go to the printer. Although I do keep the electronic files, some are no longer usable because they were done in programs no longer available or that do not work on modern computers. Many typesetters retain the files for a set number of years then simply discard them. You must remember that ebook popularity for the mass market is a relatively recent phenomenon and that publishers are still uncertain what files they need and how to use them.