Do you pirate books and why? - Page 24

CRussel · 02-10-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Yes, yes reviewing is a ton of work. I've done it both for a pro review site and on my own. So is writing a book. Having done both, I promise you, writing a book takes longer and is more work.

But hopefully pays better.

I've written >30 books. And I've reviewed books. But I only review books I actually want to read, cause life is way too short to read dreck.

Ravensknight · 02-10-2012, 09:55 PM

I pirate books all the time.

Why, every Friday the lovely wife and I put on our patches, jump in our air ship and raid the local bookstore. If we're feeling REALLY pirate'y, we head over to the next town and take on the fortress like B&N-but they are learning, they've got ground to air rocket installations now.

ebusinesstutor · 02-11-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Giggleton

But what if you could pay less? Some sort of global satellite wifi available to anyone, built by Google or something? Supported in part by targeted ads and the access fee/tax, a large portion of which is sent to creators of texts?

If everyone stops paying for ebooks, perhaps the authors will have to start releasing them for free but putting advertising pages in their ebooks.

This is the system that TV, newspapers and radio have used for years - content for free and getting paid by advertisers.

Sad if it comes to that.

I am finding since I got Netflix, I watch almost nothing on regular TV anymore because I hate commercials. Instead, I just look for another Netflix series and leave the newer ones until they eventually come to Netflix.

ProfCrash · 02-11-2012, 01:28 PM

At least with Netflix and similar services people get paid.

Ravensknight · 02-11-2012, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

At least with Netflix and similar services people get paid.

yeah, but Netflix doesn't make me jump through hoops if I switch tv's, or internet connection, or, or or....

ProfCrash · 02-11-2012, 09:55 PM

And that is a good thing and the folks who made the movie get paid. It is a good model

Marbles · 02-11-2012, 10:13 PM

For my ereader I do not get pirated books however it does annoy me that we are not able to loan our books without the ereader to a friend. If I have the paper back I can loan it to as many people as I want and the author gets no further compensation. It would be nice to be able to loan the books to a few people when it is an ebook.

DreamWriter · 02-11-2012, 10:37 PM

No, I do not pirate books.

blacccat · 02-11-2012, 11:03 PM

Odd, (oh yeah, hi everyone

), I was researching via the net, a site advertised on this forum. It was very tempting. Unlimited downloads,for $14.99 a month. Well, too good to be true to me, so I found that it was reputedly a scam. Weeellll! I should say. But I did take advantage of their 3day free trial. And I got 3 out of about 15 of their offerings (bait). I didn't give up CC info, thinking too good to be true. Nasty pirates are not to be trusted.

blacccat · 02-11-2012, 11:07 PM

Oh I forgot to mention and also say thank - you, to mobilereads, for a fantastic selection of epubs. They are free, a fantastic selection.

and also CONTRIBUTORS!

HarryT · 02-12-2012, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by blacccat

Oh I forgot to mention and also say thank - you, to mobilereads, for a fantastic selection of epubs. They are free, a fantastic selection.

and also CONTRIBUTORS!

Words are cheap; if you really want to say "thank you", please contribute some books to our library yourself.

pdurrant · 02-12-2012, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Words are cheap; if you really want to say "thank you", please contribute some books to our library yourself.

Get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning Harry?

He's alerted us to a scam site in the adverts on this site (although a PM with the site address would be good) and said thank you for the nicely formated ebooks on this site.

Apart from a tendency to SHOUT, blacccat seems to be an excellent new member of MobileRead.

HarryT · 02-12-2012, 09:49 AM

No intention to be impolite, Paul, but it really does strike me that the best way to say "thank you" for our eBook library is to do something to improve it, even if that "something" is only to proof-read a book and tell the poster about the errors that are found in it, so it can be improved for future readers.

The number of people who contribute to our library is tiny. While thanks are, of course, always nice to have, practical contributions really are the best way to way "thank you" and show that you mean it!

Krystl · 02-12-2012, 11:16 AM

Harry, words well taken. Please take the thanks with grace--as it is sincerely given.

Please remember, though, that us "newbies" (not quite 1 month with an ereader) here are just that. I am just learning how to use my reader (sandbox level)--heck, just getting the nerve to transfer a book offered in one format to epub has me nervous of destroying the formating.

I am not a techie, proficient in HTML/coding nor have I figured out the knack of "re-publication" or "format-proofing" (didn't honestly think it would be necessary to read a book) and while it would be most desired, I cannot read at the speed of light to start editing the books that have been contributed. (Plus, I edit all day long in my work on my pc and frankly like to "just read" every once in a while, please don't be upset.)

As I have posted previously--I, for one, joined the "ebook family" rather naively expecting the same quality of books in this format as in PB. I was promptly quite disillusioned. It is the elibrary here that have convinced me to stay with it (and even look into furthering my education with html, etc. to deal with formatting, as time may permit).

I confess to having downloaded a few which strike my fancy. I have not gotten to reading them let alone proofing them. And so I add my thanks, as well, and hope that my heart-felt appreciation for your and others' efforts is well taken.

Joykins · 02-12-2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Marbles

For my ereader I do not get pirated books however it does annoy me that we are not able to loan our books without the ereader to a friend. If I have the paper back I can loan it to as many people as I want and the author gets no further compensation. It would be nice to be able to loan the books to a few people when it is an ebook.

Nook and kindle allow you to lend books (for 14 days, 1 time per book) to another individual with a nook or kindle account, as long as the publisher allows it as well. I have lent and borrowed many books this way. Unfortunately, if you buy the same books elsewhere (say, the publisher's bookstore, sony, etc.) you can't lend/borrow it it. So you can lend, it's just restricted by platform and publisher. (You can lend without the device/s if you use the nook/kindle apps).

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02-11-2012, 11:03 PM	#354
blacccat Member Posts: 12 Karma: 36 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago Illinois Device: entourage edge dual tablet ; b&n nook simple touch; coby mid8042; ac	LET'S NOT! Odd, (oh yeah, hi everyone), I was researching via the net, a site advertised on this forum. It was very tempting. Unlimited downloads,for $14.99 a month. Well, too good to be true to me, so I found that it was reputedly a scam. Weeellll! I should say. But I did take advantage of their 3day free trial. And I got 3 out of about 15 of their offerings (bait). I didn't give up CC info, thinking too good to be true. Nasty pirates are not to be trusted.

02-11-2012, 11:07 PM	#355
blacccat Member Posts: 12 Karma: 36 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago Illinois Device: entourage edge dual tablet ; b&n nook simple touch; coby mid8042; ac	LET'S Oh I forgot to mention and also say thank - you, to mobilereads, for a fantastic selection of epubs. They are free, a fantastic selection. and also CONTRIBUTORS!

02-12-2012, 11:16 AM	#359
Krystl Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 513697 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Salzburg, Austria Device: sony prs-t1	Harry, words well taken. Please take the thanks with grace--as it is sincerely given. Please remember, though, that us "newbies" (not quite 1 month with an ereader) here are just that. I am just learning how to use my reader (sandbox level)--heck, just getting the nerve to transfer a book offered in one format to epub has me nervous of destroying the formating. I am not a techie, proficient in HTML/coding nor have I figured out the knack of "re-publication" or "format-proofing" (didn't honestly think it would be necessary to read a book) and while it would be most desired, I cannot read at the speed of light to start editing the books that have been contributed. (Plus, I edit all day long in my work on my pc and frankly like to "just read" every once in a while, please don't be upset.) As I have posted previously--I, for one, joined the "ebook family" rather naively expecting the same quality of books in this format as in PB. I was promptly quite disillusioned. It is the elibrary here that have convinced me to stay with it (and even look into furthering my education with html, etc. to deal with formatting, as time may permit). I confess to having downloaded a few which strike my fancy. I have not gotten to reading them let alone proofing them. And so I add my thanks, as well, and hope that my heart-felt appreciation for your and others' efforts is well taken. Last edited by Krystl; 02-12-2012 at 11:27 AM.

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02-10-2012, 09:55 PM	#347
Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	I pirate books all the time. Why, every Friday the lovely wife and I put on our patches, jump in our air ship and raid the local bookstore. If we're feeling REALLY pirate'y, we head over to the next town and take on the fortress like B&N-but they are learning, they've got ground to air rocket installations now.

02-11-2012, 01:28 PM	#349
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	At least with Netflix and similar services people get paid.

02-11-2012, 09:55 PM	#351
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	And that is a good thing and the folks who made the movie get paid. It is a good model

02-11-2012, 10:13 PM	#352
Marbles Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 6296 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Albert, Canada Device: KoboTouch & Kobo Vox iPad2	For my ereader I do not get pirated books however it does annoy me that we are not able to loan our books without the ereader to a friend. If I have the paper back I can loan it to as many people as I want and the author gets no further compensation. It would be nice to be able to loan the books to a few people when it is an ebook.

02-11-2012, 10:37 PM	#353
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	No, I do not pirate books.

02-12-2012, 09:49 AM	#358
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No intention to be impolite, Paul, but it really does strike me that the best way to say "thank you" for our eBook library is to do something to improve it, even if that "something" is only to proof-read a book and tell the poster about the errors that are found in it, so it can be improved for future readers. The number of people who contribute to our library is tiny. While thanks are, of course, always nice to have, practical contributions really are the best way to way "thank you" and show that you mean it!

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