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Old 01-26-2010, 04:36 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward View Post
How many books 30+ years old are out there to be bought as e-books? 1 in 10? 1 in 100? But they're still in copyright, so you're a crook of you scan, and you'll die of old age before either a legitimate e-copy, or P.D. will ever come...
Actually, I expect that once the contract issues are resolved, quite a few older books will get converted. Consider how many out-of-print, but in-copyright, books were snagged in the Google Scan dragnet. Publishers are also generally aware of the "long tail" effect. Not to mention that even a brand-new ebook service like B&N's will have about 200,000 titles -- a fraction of what's available in paper, but still 5x what you get at a typical book superstore.

Also, you're only a crook if you share it, not just if you scan it. AFAIK in most territories, you can scan your own books for your own purposes (iirc UK is the only exception I know of in this regard).
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