Another good reason besides morals is that pirate books are usually very poorly formatted, have chunks missing and lots of typos.
It's also much easier to find the legal versions. In my limited experience it seems that most pirate and torrent sites have been taken down. Many of the internet providers also block access to them. So unless you're prepared to risk entering the dark net, just buy the legal copy.
When I find an ebook which I consider over-priced, I just buy the cheaper used paper copies which Amazon sell. Most of the cost is then the postage. I just wish I could change the font size in a paperback. Time to see the optician, maybe.
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