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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I don't recall his [nekokami] saying it did...
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I've stated in other threads (and perhaps implied in this one) that I think acquiring a darknet ebook file for a book one already owns in paper is in a different ethical category than acquiring a book one has not bought and has no intention of paying for, in any form. Morally, it seems to me to be similar to scanning a book one already owns; a transformation of format, rather than an increase in copies. On reflection, though, I'd be willing to pay typical Baen prices to convert my collection over time. I just can't afford to do it all at once for the backlog of books I now own (and can't currently access).
I think the
most appropriate way to handle this would be for me to sell all my old books as used books and use the proceeds to buy non-DRM'd ebooks from Baen or similar. The difference in price would be approximately equal to the enhanced value of the ebooks -- at least, to me. Unfortunately, not all the books in my collection are even
available in legal ebook formats yet-- that's a whole 'nother problem, though.
