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Originally Posted by Rich_D
This is where we start getting into the what ifs. An equally persuasive argument could be made that providing a used copy of a book may peak a reader's interest in an author that they wouldn't ordinarily read and generate additional sales from different titles in that author's body of work.
My reasons were much simpler. I wanted to clear up the space the books were occupying and even though I have the capability to produce my own ebook from hard copy, it results in destroying the book. I'm not comfortable with that. I think it is a waste. I replaced my purchased copies (some bought multiple times in multiple formats) with ebooks and was able to pass on my favorites to someone else. I hope they get as much enjoyment from them as I did.
I didn't profit monetarily from the exercise but the publishers and authors may be out a few bucks from the 80 or so titles I downloaded. If they choose to pursue legal action, I'll pay the penalty.
Do I think I was wrong in this course of action? No.
Do some anonymous entities on this message board think I'm a thief? Probably.
Do I care? Not one bit.
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You might have been OK with having the eBook version when you owned the pBook. Like format shifting. And I say MIGHT. But it was when you got rid of the pBooks and kept the eBooks that there was no doubt that what you did was wrong.