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Originally Posted by acidzebra
So paying for a library card (I think we additionally fund these libraries through taxes and donations and such, yes?) gives unlimited access to the world of p-books (well, the ones that are in print and so forth anyway), but somehow that does not extend to e-books?
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That's correct.
Some libraries these days do offer e-Book loans, but these are legally-bought e-Books where again the author gets compensated. It's not downloads
per se that I have a problem with - I have no ethical problem at all with you downloading an eBook and then buying the paper version to compensate the author. Just as long as the author gets compensated.
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How do you feel about format-shifting, Harry? Ever ripped a CD? Recorded a TV show?
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Neither format shifting nor time shifting are depriving anyone of income. I have no problems with either.
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I would happily pay a yearly fee for the right to read as many ebooks as I like. Just tell me where to sign.
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How much would you be willing to pay? I spend approximately $5000 a year on books (paper and e-Books); would you be willing to pay $5000 a year? Would it be fair for me to pay less than I'm spending at present? If I did pay less, other people would be subsiding my book buying, which doesn't seem very fair to me.