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Originally Posted by Crowl
While there is some benefit to introducing you to an author, don't you think that after being introduced to his work and by your own admission enjoying the book, don't you think it reasonable that you should buy that first one too, any other response is nothing more than a rationalisation.
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The rationalization is sufficient and logical.
In other words, no, I don't think it's reasonable. The purchase of the subsequent book and the recommendations it elicited were contingent upon there being a pirated copy of the first book. To the author and publisher it was an unquantifiable net gain. I will buy any book the guy publishes from now on and will continue to recommend his books to others. I think
that is reasonable compensation for the poor-quality pirated copy that I downloaded.