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Originally Posted by sirbruce
But you seem like you might be okay with making hard copies and GIVING them away.
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No, in fact I am not okay with it. What I am OK with is someone giving me a chance to read their book.
I still can't get why you're okay with borrowing from friends, checking out of libraries that don't pay royalties, passing down old copies and buying second hand but not filesharing. All these methods do not make the author any money. What they also have in common is that they are -for me at least- definitely not at par with the experience of buying a brand new book.
However what they do is make the readers aware of new books and authors, keep the interest in reading high and create a community of readers. In fact they help sustain and create new readers.
In fact I believe that if someone is so keen on reading, it can only be a good thing. Also, if someone borrows books and downloads them, I'm pretty sure he's a book lover and will also buy some books to own and help the industry as best he can.