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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington
I hear about a free book that seems interesting, and I download it. I download it even though I know I won't get around to it till I'm a very old man.
I wonder if I'm being fair to the author.
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This probably isn't keeping you up at night, but I don't think there's a problem when the author offers the book for free and you take it.
It seems slightly different to me if, for instance, you're taking a LibraryThing giveaway that's offered with the suggestion that you post a review after you've read the book. The author is trying to make a deal with you: I'll send you a coupon for a free book, you'll make an effort to read it and comment. The author is actually expending some effort in this case to get you a book, which is different than posting a book that's free to all takers with no further effort on the author's part.