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Originally Posted by GeoffR
The publisher is in effect saying: We will use a pirated version to avoid paying someone a wage to scan/OCR the paper book, but you should buy the ebook from us even though you could get a pirated version for free.
I think that undermines the publisher's message, even if they are not paying the pirate anything.
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The cases we've noted involve authors who are tech savvy and understand that old school ebook piracy was often a labor of love and the most beloved titles got proofed to higher standards than the publishers ever used.
The files are out there anyway; it would be foolish of the author to put out an inferior product out of "high minded" principle.
