Thread: Publishers vs. Libraries: An E-Book Tug of War
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Old 12-30-2011, 10:39 PM   #106
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Originally Posted by HansTWN View Post
That is just the point --- if you are using a shared copy you are profiting. You didn't have to buy one yourself. Why is personal greed acceptable for you and an author trying to make money to pay his/her family's living expenses or a company trying to make money to pay their employees wrong?
Why has it always been acceptable to share print books, if it's so greedy to not pay the author for every book you read?
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