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Originally Posted by DNSB
While pirating an ebook might save me money in the short run, it does not encourage an author to continue writing which is more important to me. To quote one local would-be author, for the time he spent writing the book and the amount he received, he would have done better spending his time outside a mall entrance playing his guitar.
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It is for this and many other reasons that people prefer to buy through legitimate channels and pay even when they can easily get a pirate version for free. My point is that when customers become unhappy this option exists for them, and some are going to take it. So when a customer can't get a book because of geo-restrictions or is asked to pay through the neck for it, and they can get a pirate copy for free now, the temptation is there. Just to be clear, I am not advocating this. But if this was the nature of my business I would certainly be going out of my way to keep my customers happy.