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Old 12-30-2014, 10:38 AM   #50
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by howyoudoin View Post
You're not purchasing a book.

It's a library. If I check out a book from my local public library, the author gets paid a pre-calculated amount. If I pick up a book from the shelf, browse through a few pages and put it back on the shelf because I don't like it, the author shouldn't and doesn't get paid.
If you take the book home with you then yes, the author should get paid and downloading the book to your Kindle or computer (IMHO) should count as taking it home.

There's nothing to stop you from downloading a sample, reading that and then deciding. That's your browsing at the library and deciding not to borrow it.
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