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Originally Posted by Divinejames
There have been instances where I have seen books for $8.99 for the Kindle version on Amazon and then free versions of it online. Some of them pirated, and some of them not. For instance, a lot of books on programming are actually free online, but the Amazon will charge money for it.
Clearly, the morally correct thing to do would be to not be a thief and purchase the books in support of the author. I'm absolutely all for that, but could anyone please explain other benefits to purchasing the Kindle version vs using a free or pirated version other than the obvious legality/moral issues?
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I think you know the route you want to take. However-- although this is no justification for doing maybe the wrong thing-- some Amazon ebooks are excessively over-priced.
Generally, I enjoy reading history. And some of the books I'm after are not the popular type, but more specialized and scholarly. Some of these ebooks can run $50 or more. Quite honestly, I'm not about to spend that much for an ebook that actually I will not even own (do what I want with it, for example) when I do buy it.
As far as any advantages to purchasing, I see none, besides supporting the author. But that support, at least not for me, doesn't involve paying crazy dollars for a book.