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Originally Posted by sanders
Instead, let's do away with publishers entirely, and simply phone up the author, ask him/her to xerox a copy of her manuscript, and mail it to you. Much more efficient, right?
And then all the bitching about whether "piracy" or "stealing" is the right term (when we are discussing morals). Okay. I will not call someone who downloads an ebook of mine without paying (because he decides it is "too expensive" or he doesn't want us "filthy publishers to profit from an author's work") a thief. I will call him a self-centered, low-life, arrogant f*ck.
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Hi, I didn't know that authors are unaware of email. You should keep up with
technology development sometimes. Kind of efficient, but who knows what is efficient for you?
It seems that the only sin or wrongdoing a person can commit according to my readings on mobileread is stealing a book. However, stealing a book is not a deadly sin whereas degrading god's creation (people you know) in a way you mentioned above is a deadly sin.
Not everybody is perfect you know, but I guess after consuming the 100th girlfriend and swearing all day and among doing all the other evil things people are not able to distinguish any more what is wrong and what is right. So while calling downloading books a piracy, please remember that you are not any better. All people do wrong things and most of those things are worse than downloading a book.
And if we talk about morals, actually I insist that printing books on paper in the 21st century is worse than downloading an electronic copy. That's what should be illegal, printing millions of copies of crap. I wouldn't allow printing book if it's less than 100 usd worth, and I am honestly disappointed how people on Mobileread does not show any concern about the environment.
If for no other reason but the environment, downloading without a doubt should be treated as the better thing over buying a paperbook.