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Old 11-09-2011, 05:26 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by SmokeAndMirrors View Post
I'd just like to point out that although I don't know the OP's intent, there are plenty of legal torrent sites that do ebooks, and plenty of books that are legal to torrent regardless of source.

While intent to pirate isn't an unreasonable possibility, it is certainly presumptuous to assume that is the OP's intent and lambast them without asking what their intent actually is....
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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
As far as using torrents to download public domain books--right at Project Gutenberg there are instructions for using torrents to download thousands of such books in one fell swoop. See here. PG is where I first learned about torrents, in fact.
The two of you have made some interesting points, and I must confess that I rashly posted the mod notice without considering all the possibilities. Please accept my apologies, and I have modified the intro to the mod notice accordingly.

Thank you both for your input.
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