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Originally Posted by GhostHawk
Ohhh and before you look down your nose at me. Wait till you've been disabled, unable to work for 10 years with virtually zero income. Wait till you've had to subsist on under 20k a year for 2 people, 4 cats and 2 birds. Walk a mile in my shoes before you give me that holier than thou stare.
Yes I'm a pirate, but not always by choice.
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Y'know... *I'm* disabled and living on a fixed income. And even I don't buy that argument. First off, unless one of those pets is a service or seeing-eye dog, you can always give them away. Pets cost MONEY! Second, you talk about 20K/year with two people in the household - why can't person two hold a job? (Yes, person two could be disabled - this situation applies in my home - that isn't reason enough.)
No, I refuse to stoop to the "I'm disabled" argument. I *do* believe that if publishers fail to provide reasonably-priced ebook versions of their backlist titles to be sufficient reason to consider making my own copies - or downloading them. But as soon as I am able to buy them legally, I do so. And I let them know I want ebook versions.
Derek