You would have to get permission from the publisher to re-issue the
book from one of these small POD presses. The large book publishers
could not make money on bringing the book back in print for the small
number of books requested, say for a single class.


Bob Clark

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Saw this article in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Posted on Tue, Mar. 23, 2004
The latest word.
Print-on-demand lets aspiring authors order one copy of their work or
thousands. It's a new wave - or tsunami.
By Kathy Boccella
Inquirer Staff Writer
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/8252240.htm

In the article are described the new presses for which the per-book
printing costs are the same whether one book is ordered or 1,000.
These are used by people who want to self-publish. It requires an
initial outlay in the range of $500. This could be covered by a class
who wanted to use the book, at a price comparable to other textbooks
nowadays.
Here's a review of some of the POD publishers:

Start the Presses
By Troy Dreier
May 27, 2003
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1043174,00.asp


Bob Clark

Out of print doesn't mean out of copyright. By the time the copyright
expires, the textbook is only a curiousity.