Thread: Reasons you have not paid for a 'donationware' book?
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Old 02-18-2010, 01:37 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
I do not understand why. The webpage said:

I think it was dishonest in this case to pay before you read the book. It is even problematic to pay for an unread book event if you likes a previous book since.
I treat eBooks the way I treat pBooks - unless it is in the public domain out of copyright I should pay for the book. I never read samples of books even in the pBook times - just the short blurb on the back.

And whether I like the book or not does not necessarily reflect if it is a good one or not. Either way, the author did work on it. And if they don't get some sort of income, they stop writing soon.

That's just me, but I'll never be rich anyway cos I'm so honest & stupid that even my Dad cringes.
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