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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why do you steal from authors? Don't you think that people who write books deserve to be paid for their work? You won't make any friends in these parts by telling people that you're a thief.
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Because he needs to own 28,000 books and that trumps any moral or legal considerations.
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Originally Posted by stevenaleach
However, my netbook contains around 28,000 books in epub/mobi formats (in a VERY slow Calibre library) plus a couple hundred gigabytes of PDF's on an external drive. When I hear a book mentioned that I think I might want to read, I usually google it immediately and have added it to my collection within minutes. <snip> The other day, two older ladies were sitting behind me in a coffee house and one was describing and recommending Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere to the other. Since I've never read anything by Gaiman, and it sounded interesting, I pulled out my tablet while listening - and had downloaded the book before she finished describing it. I have spent nothing on media in many years. Having less than $300 to live on once my rent and phone bill are paid each month, I don't feel guilty about this - I am not denying anyone sales that they would receive without my piracy.
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