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Originally Posted by Format C:
Like I said, there are several ways of legally deprieve the author of said income, without breaking any law.
So, I suppose we have to blame as ethically wrong things like borrowing books, buying used paperbacks, in-shop browsing, in-library reading (which is free in my country), having someone read aloud, peeking a reader's shoulder, and so on (*).
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Not to mention, "posting a scathing review so that other people won't buy it." Although that doesn't involve non-customers reading the book, it is depriving the author of money, just as much, often more, than downloading a free copy.