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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Libraries have limited copies of each ebook which limits the number of people who can read them.
"Borrowing" an ebook from a torrent site is not legally or morally the same thing, since licenses weren't purchased for such activity.
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I don't think people who borrow from libraries care much whether licenses were purchased or not. In the UK, writers get a few pence every time one of their books is borrowed, but that wouldn't sway my decision whether I read it in the library or take it home to read. For a lot of people the internet has replaced libraries for research/reference, so it is no surprise that they would turn to it for fiction too. If writers are happy with the few pence they get from library loans they will be just as happy with a few pence every time one of their books is downloaded.