This might seem a little cavalier, and perhaps I am young and naive, but why doesn't someone just scan it and put it online anyway? It reminds me of the RIAA.

This might seem a little cavalier, and perhaps I am young and naive, but why doesn't someone just scan it and put it online anyway? It reminds me of the RIAA. There are oppurtunities out there, just embrace it. The author is fighting the fact that more nerds want to access his text? Why? Is it really money?