[OWW-SC] Scan This Book!

[Ilya Sytchev]

About the future of publishing, copyright, etc.

"In recent years, hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic amateurs have 
written and cross-referenced an entire online encyclopedia called 
Wikipedia. Buoyed by this success, many nerds believe that a billion 
readers can reliably weave together the pages of old books, one 
hyperlink at a time. Those with a passion for a special subject, obscure 
author or favorite book will, over time, link up its important parts. 
Multiply that simple generous act by millions of readers, and the 
universal library can be integrated in full, by fans for fans."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/college/coll14publishing.html?ex=1225598400&en=39a32bc2c2ae1ca7&ei=5034

Ilya