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I'm not arguing, just posing a question.
I have a newly found favorite author (Jane Gaskell). All her books have long been out of print, long before the age of the e-book. So, I have to buy them used. Some of them I got for almost nothing, some of them for more than a new book would cost, but still affordable. Of one (The Shiny Narrow Grin), the cheapest copy I could find cost $350, plus shipping. While looking (in vain) for a less expensive copy, I unexpectedly came across a pirated one, to be downloaded freely.
Now, seriously, if the $350 went to the author, in her case I'd even be willing to pay them, but as it is, she wouldn't see one cent of it. I'd still be willing, in the absence of a proper e-book edition to buy, to buy a used pbook copy for a reasonable price, both for moral reasons and because this pirated copy (which I have downloaded) ignores the italics.
But $350?
So, where are we here on the "stealing" issue?
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