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Random House goes digital

Random House is going digital. The publishing company has witnessed what went on in the music industry, and has decided to beat Pirates to the punchby providing a way to legally access their books electronically.

"The technology was adopted before there was a business model for legitimate sales," [Richard Sarnoff, president of Random House's corporate development unit] says. "That created a fertile ground for piracy, and it became ingrained in consumer behavior."

are also worried about plans by an Google & Co. to scan library books and make the content available online. And as an author, I'm in agreement with being concerned.

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