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Old 09-01-2011, 02:07 PM   #17
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i'll admit, i've "sampled" some works. a lot of the time it wasn't something i'd buy in the 1st place. however, many times i liked what i read and went and bought the next book in the series or whatever, i wasn't gonna hope someone uploaded it one day. so the author ended up getting a sale from me that they wouldn't have gotten otherwise.

other times its stuff that doesn't have a legitimate legal ebook version and is even out of print in paperback. point me to where i can get legitimate copies, in ebook or paper, of karl edward wagner's Kane books without paying a used bookseller an arm and a leg. they don't exist.

as a horror fan, many times authors release very limited edition hardcovers and those hardcovers sell for anywhere from $50-$150.theyre the only place one can get the book, theres no trade or ebook edition unless someone should post a pdf of it. is it right? no, but not many can afford $100 for a novella. i look at that as a case of getting a book into the hands of fans.

i've bought faaaaaar more books in my life than i could ever conceiveably take but not all "pirates" are scums out to steal food from authors mouths. many times readers,myself included, are just looking to get a digital edition of books they already own. i'm not going out and buying a 6th copy of dune nor paying $15 for a "legit" copy of a 50 year old book whose author is long dead.

i do think bulk uploaders are scum though. theres no justification for posting a thread of "new york times best sellers:1980-2011" or "12,000 ebook" threads. thats just inexcusable. to me thats true theft.
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