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Steven Lyle Jordan · 11-02-2006, 04:12 PM

One of the best parts about this idea is making out-of-print books available again. This would be especially nice, because the number of used bookstores is rapidly dwindling anyway.

Unfortunately, I get the impression that the publishers may not be keeping all that OOP material to convert to e-books. Example, does Conde Nast or Bantam books still have the over 180 Doc Savage manuscripts? I doubt it. Unless some dedicated soul has preserved those books (or the Library of Congress will give them up), getting that old material could be tough.

11-02-2006, 04:12 PM	#3
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	One of the best parts about this idea is making out-of-print books available again. This would be especially nice, because the number of used bookstores is rapidly dwindling anyway. Unfortunately, I get the impression that the publishers may not be keeping all that OOP material to convert to e-books. Example, does Conde Nast or Bantam books still have the over 180 Doc Savage manuscripts? I doubt it. Unless some dedicated soul has preserved those books (or the Library of Congress will give them up), getting that old material could be tough. Last edited by Steven Lyle Jordan; 11-02-2006 at 04:28 PM.