One of my startup ideas is to create this "bookcase" for the web. A curated list of really solid "books" and other information sources. My kids are constantly

One of my startup ideas is to create this "bookcase" for the web. A curated list of really solid "books" and other information sources. My kids are constantly bringing home all kinds of interesting things from the library, and I remember how much cool stuff there is on the shelves from my youth. That stuff is just missing from the web. I'm surprised traditional publishers, the folks that actually print books, don't start working back through their catalogs building some kind of online library. I suspect that its because of the way contracts are written that don't leave anybody owning the complete book. I suspect you would have to go back to authors, photographers, and illustrators and renegotiate use of assets again.