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Originally Posted by calvin-c
Personally the only reasons that impress me are 2 & 3. #1 is the same reason people give for shoplifting, insurance fraud, etc. #4 reveals some immaturity. (As written. If you drop the 'online' then I'd have more sympathy-but if it's legally available offline then I see no reason why a person should steal it online.)
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You don't? Not that I always agree with infringing copyright just because something isn't available, but I do understand it in this case.
Books are available offline and until recently were available many months if not a year earlier than the eBook (if available at all). For customers who left paper books behind, being available offline in paper form isn't really relevant.
eBooks should be released around the same time as books are. Online downloads should be available for purchase for music, games and movies around the same time that their offline counterparts are. For movies, music and games it's a no brainer to do so. For ebooks I partly understand their reluctance due to hardback vs paper vs mass editions and the relative profit margins, but if anything that should be a cost factor of the ebook with a gradual reduction around the time the various editions would come out. It's not a reason to keep the ebook from existing. (I think there are better ways to provide the hardback/paper/mass margins on different editions even in ebook form, but pricing is a whole other debate)
As for the, "it's too expensive", I agree with you. A high cost is not a reason to pirate, it's a reason to not buy that product and buy an alternative.