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Originally Posted by JD Gumby
Just thought of one case where piracy of books would definitely help people: [snip]
A case MIGHT be made that the slightly less wear and tear** on the books I stopped taking out lengthened their lifespan and thus ever so slightly delays the day when the library will need to buy a replacement, I suppose, but anyone going to such lengths to make their anti-piracy points really needs to find another hobby to obsess over.
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Oh, no! How could no one think of that? That hurts the publishers even more.
Pirates don't buy the book and libraries have to buy new copies later, which means less copies are sold to the library in a given time. Bad pirates, they go to such lengths to hurt publishers.
No, to help the publishers to exist and make your favorite author write more books, buy the book and then borrow it from the library and break the spine or something. Be creative. The less people get to read one copy, the more benefit for the publisher. Oh, and keep the book as long as possible. People might buy the book because they will not want to wait for you to return it.
