Since we are talking about piracy I must admit that the three books by Joe Abercrombie I'm reading are illegal downloads as well.
There are some reasons I've done that, being:
1. There is just NO legal e-book available
2. After reading all the good reviews I really wanted to read the books and I just won't buy paper books anymore.
3. The copies I have are extremely well edited, just as good (or even better
) as the books found here. It is obviously the work of a real fan.
Bottom-line, would Joe have had his books out as e-books then I would have bought them legally. Since that is not possible I had to refer to other means.
After all, you just have to be realistic about that.
