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Originally Posted by Sirtel
It might sound like black humor, but I've actually found that some pirate sites are very good for finding new and interesting books to read. I know at least one where the books are sorted into genres and have description pages with covers and synopsis. It's actually better for discovering new books than any legal site has recently been. Of course I don't pirate the books themselves, I only use the sites to find new books to buy. Still, I find it extremely ironic that one should resort to such means to find new reading material...
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Interesting. How is that different than Amazon's ebook site? I'm just trying to visualize what the difference is. I would guess that pirate sites tend to focus more on more popular books so there is a certain amount of filtering going on.
People seem to have all sorts of ways to find new books. 30 years ago, I found books from a combination authors I already knew, recommendations and browsing the new book shelf at the book store. I would say that the vast majority of books I bought were a combination of authors I already knew and browsing the new book self.
Now, I rarely bother trying to browse the new books list. Most books I buy are either authors I'm already familiar with or books that someone recommended. Occasionally, I'll see the "Oh that looks interesting", but that tends to be triggered by an email rather than actively browsing an ebook store.