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The local library has been my friend since i retired as I simply can't afford to buy books anymore. When I first heard about ereaders I thought, great, books at an affordable price and no need for bookshelves anymore.
But as usual disappointed again. I'm an aussie and of course most of the authors I would like to read are unavailable to me without jumping through hoops which out of principle i won't do.
So do I feel guilty about getting the occaisional book from the darknet, no I don't and until publishers get their act together I will continue to do it.
Nobody has lost any money from me because I would never have bought their books anyway.
I will add that I do support and buy what I can from Baen Books I like their business model (no DRM or Geo restrictions) and that they offer some books for free. Also SciFi books are difficult to get here in rural Aus.
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