>I sometimes dream of starting a company that does something similar to Google Books There is a company that does this, but only for out-of-print Sci-Fi books,

>I sometimes dream of starting a company that does something similar to Google Books There is a company that does this, but only for out-of-print Sci-Fi books, it's called Singularity & Co: http://savethescifi.com/ http://savethescifi.com/ They vote for one out-of-print book each month, get the rights-holders permission (if applicable), digitize it and publish it as an ebook. It's great! Check out the list of current candidates: http://savethescifi.com/index.php/books http://savethescifi.com/index.php/books