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Books are not printed with printing presses anymore-the way of the dodo.....pdf files and lazer printers....however, very few publishers print their own books....mostly contracted out to a few printing companies, 2-3 week's to get their turn on the list. Even if Helm printed their own, they sell thousands or millions of books each year worldwide, and same 2-3 weeks for the file to get in the rotation. Helm pays Honda for the copy rights to print the manuals, and too many people stealing those rights or would if the manual was available by pdf download. Yes it is capitalism, but still in my opinion better than full socialism or communism.