To be fair, if the company doesn't have the masters any more, but they want to give people legal access, they need to start somewhere... After they have a scann

To be fair, if the company doesn't have the masters any more, but they want to give people legal access, they need to start somewhere... After they have a scanned copy, they at least have the ABILITY to re-type the text, fix the formatting, etc. I empathize a lot with what they're trying to do. Imagine if you're a passionate employee, who cares about the books you grew up with. They're fun to read, and you really want to give more people access to them. After months of pushing, your bosses give-in - Sure, sell the only stuff online.. But this isn't likely to make much money, so we're not giving you a budget for the project. This gives them a way to get started - If the titles sell, and are popular, they can go back, and argue that it's worth improving their quality. If not, at least they're legally available at ALL, and that's better than letting them be forgotten.