: Re: I have a printed version of a book does it allow me to possess an electronic copy? I have a printed version (i.e. a hardback or paperback) of a book and I wonder whether this allows me

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If you want to digitize it yourself, you absolutely can under the First Sale Doctrine, provided that you own the copy of the books. I digitize books, so this actually wouldn't be daunting. At this point, however, I haven't started digitizing personal books yet. Yet.

I use free, open source tools to process ebooks from digitized books: Homer (sorts pages and performs OCR), ScanTailor(included w/ Homer), Sigil (for editing the epub), Calibre (for converting to mobi and other formats). If it is a print copy you don't care much about, you can cut off the spine, use a flatbed scanner to create tifs. If there is a library or copy center with fast feed scanners, this can be done in pretty short order. If the book is precious to you, you need a rig, which can be as simple as a cardboard box (see the Homer website) and a camera. Overkill? For some, but not if you get the skills under your belt. Fun? That depends on the quality of the OCR. :-)

That said, you can also check with the publisher. Smaller publishers offer discounted prices on ebooks if you own the print copy. If you want a digital copy for the short term, check your local library and see if they offer it.

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