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Originally Posted by FligMupple
If, in theory, I wanted to personally protest this stupid delay of the ebook, and get a "pirated" version that can be read on a Kindle, where would I go/look? As someone who has only bought legit ebooks, and will continue to buy non-King ebooks, I don't know where to look. I thought I would ask here first.
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This type of discussion isn't allowed here as far as I know.
That said, the only way a pirated copy of Under The Dome will turn up before the ebook release is if somebody scans and OCRs the entire hardback. It will take some serious time (I've experimented with other books and a 213 page book took me about 5 hours straight to scan with a flatbed scanner and to fix some of the formatting before sending it to my Kindle. And that's a rough copy without proofreading which would require a readthrough) and I would be surprised to see it before the December 24th belated digital release.
You would be better off just checking out a copy from your local library. You may have to carry around a big old hardback instead of your Kindle but you would also be sticking it to the man...legally.
- edit Also, taking all of Stephen King's ebooks because of what is happening with Under The Dome isn't right. He's been a pretty big supporter of new ideas with Riding The Bullet/The Plant/UR (which makes me think this latest idea was planted in his head by his publisher) and not only are they continuing to release more of his backlog digitally, they are releasing them at a very modest price ($6.39-$8 each)