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Originally Posted by calvin-c
If it's not for sale as an ebook, buy it in paper-or don't buy it. If it's not for sale in either format, then yes-I'd say you have a right to get it where ever you can. (If it's not for sale in any format then there's no possible sales for the owner to lose, therefore no loss to the owner can occur.)
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I live in a place where it is very difficult to get English books, so for me, buying ebooks IS my only option. I have tried the route of emailing publishers, asking them to sell books in ebook format and have met with no response or bordering-rude responses. I can totally understand going to the dark side in these circumstances.
I have never obtained a book illegally, although I will confess to dedrming books. It is has solved some problems in obtaining books: I am now able to buy books not available in the format I use and convert them. I am still paying for these books and I will not upload them, sell them, or loan them to anyone (besides, I only know 2 or 3 people who read electronic books). So, in my case, instead of losing money publishers are actually gaining money by my purchase of formats I cannot read on my current ereader.