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Originally Posted by stickybuns
Most of the books I read are written by people who have been dead for a while and, in most cases, long enough to be in the public domain. So, option A is irrelevant.
If I wish to have my own copy of a book that is NOT in the public domain--one that I can write notes in and that I don't need to return to the library--than, yes, I'll purchase a copy. I don't really consider it "contributing" to the author (who is most likely dead, remember?). But, if I want something and it has a price tag, well I either pay or I do without. I suppose if we're going to phrase things in terms of right/wrong, C is the closest option, since I haven't really considered shop lifting paperbacks from the local bookstore and, well, stealing is wrong.
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Would you contribute to the author's collaborator? Those who made the pbook available in ebook form? Some people are at the moment purchasing ebook public domain books when "free" versions are listed as links right next to the paid version. Some think it's a branding issue, people pay for the idea of a high quality Penguin Classic.
There's not much of a need to "steal" from bookstores anymore, and as more books go digital we might not even need bookstores.
I'll try to reformulate this poll because it obviously has issues.
