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Originally Posted by ardeegee
And if the only reason they are doing it is for the money, I say good riddance to them. The ones who do it because they have a passion that they want to share will continue to do so, even if it never makes a penny for them-- even if it costs them money.
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You are joking, right? How do you expect these authors to earn a living? Take a second job (which pays) and forget about sleeping
As to the people saying that you give up your claim when you sell the product (ebook in this case) .... seriously, get a grip. So you'd be happy for an author to sell their first copy of a book, and have that purchaser send copies to everyone else who wanted one? There wouldn't be many authors left if that was the case.
When an author sells you a book, you get a single license for that book. That does not give you the right to make copies and send them to whomever you like. Sure you can sell the license on, but at that point you no longer own it. Its laughable saying that you wouldnt have obtained a copy of an ebook if you'd had to pay for it, so no sale was lost. The bottom line is that you have a copy and you didnt pay for it, therefore its an unlicensed copy. You can draw your own conclusions....
I broadly agree with Kennyc but I wouldnt go as far as to use the word "thief" as that only serves to get peoples backs up.
Like everything else, this will work itself out over time through pricing and other strategies, but dont kid yourself that obtaining an unlicensed copy of a book is fine and dandy.