Access to an electronic version of a physical work is provided to a user.
The electronic version of the physical work comprises images of the
physical work that, when visually displayed, appear the same as the
physical work. Access to the electronic version of the physical work is
based on user ownership of the physical work. Access to a portion or all
of the physical work may be provided in accordance with one or more
access rules. A user may own a physical work by virtue of purchasing the
physical work or purchasing an item that the physical work normally
accompanies. A flag may be set for later reference to indicate user
ownership of the physical work.