For example, on a recommendation I decided to read Gateway by Frederick Pohl. I like ebooks because it lets me read without keeping the light on and disturbing my wife. First stop was Overdrive, no dice but that's not uncommon. Their selection is pretty slim. Next was Hoopla, but also struck out. So I tried the Kindle Store. I found reviews about people reading it, but no copies for sale. B&Ns store had the same problem. Not available on Google Play. So I went to the wider internet but came up completely dry on legitimate purchase options. WTF. This novel won a Hugo why is it so damn hard to find? Why did the ebook version disappear from all legitimate vendors? Is there some dark secret that they're trying to hide?

Of course if I were willing to torrent it I'd have a perfect copy that I could read anywhere in less than 5 minutes.