Thread: What's with the Paranoia?
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Old 11-26-2020, 11:59 AM   #66
John F
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Originally Posted by Sirtel View Post
Again, no one has been called a pirate just because they don't want to register. It's when they say they don't want to register AND they never buy ebooks that the hints about piracy start. And that's perfectly logical, not a huge leap.
Not calling, but strongly implying?

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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Piracy is what comes to mind when people say they want to bypass the registration. It's really no different properly registering as it is to buy eBooks. You have to give the same information. Kobo, Amazon, and others do not care that you've side loaded eBooks. So that's not an issue. Also, using the library to get eBooks also gives out your information. In fact, more then you have to give to register.

So given that the Reader companies do not care about your side loading and buying eBooks gives more information (you have to give payment details) and library books gives out more information as registering, what is the reason to not register?

I know it's possible, but I think it's highly unlikely that someone is just going to read public domain/creative commons eBooks and never read any other.
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