I did something similar: OCR'd a book, then translated it to another language to make it accessible for a friend. However, I also contacted the author, and sen

I did something similar: OCR'd a book, then translated it to another language to make it accessible for a friend. However, I also contacted the author, and sent them a copy! At first, they were furious - I'd even translated ('pirated') the copyright notice... But things settled down, and now I'm working with the author on translations to various other languages. It's given the book a whole new audience!