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Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton

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  1. RobotToaster · · focus · HN ↗
    The sad part is, imagine how positive this could be if the scans were made available to the public.
    1. IrishTechie · · focus · HN ↗
      Might add insult to injury for the publishers/authors though?
      1. doublerabbit · · focus · HN ↗
        A book, song that has been out in public-domain for more than 10 years, should be downloadable. Even if you were to rebuy the same CD again the amount that the artist received would be a pointless pittance. Why not just let it be free to be enjoyed by all?

        OCR Scanned for training, then tossed away or burnt. Great for nature.

        1. ChickeNES · · focus · HN ↗
          Why would they be tossed or burnt? Tons of discarded books are simply recycled like any other paper object (that's why people keep saying they were "pulped")
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