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Originally Posted by elemenoP
I don't know how you can "leave piracy out of it" because this is piracy. Assuming the person who offered to share the book is not the author or publisher, they don't have the right to do this.
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I agree. When we loan a print book, we temporarily no longer have a copy of that book (or, often, permanently). A digital file can be endlessly reproduced. It is ethically wrong to give away that which we don't own...we may own a copy of a book, but we do not own endless copies. It is also stupid to deprive a favorite writer of the income to continue writing.
When I can't afford a book, I can usually find it at the library as either an ebook or in print. I own several ereaders and sometimes loan them which seems to me to be about the same as loaning a print book. Creating a copy is not the same thing.