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Originally Posted by Kevin2960
Does it matter what they are sold as ? the point surely is the honesty of the "Buyer", and a "Lot" but "Not All" never intend to pay, they just take anyway, which is kind of my point !
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Yes it matters - the situations are not comparable. With the ebooks, they are offered on a "pay if you like them" basis. If these poll results are anything to go by, the vast majority of downloads don't represent someone reading the book - they can't resist a freebie, download it, and haven't got around to reading it yet. Given the amount of free material available, this is not surprising.
It's not that I don't sypathise with the author - I want to find a model that works for everyone, which will no doubt evolve in time. But it isn't right to paint the people who download something offered on this basis as thieves - they are not.