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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by drakonka on Thursday December 29, 2022 @01:45PM (#34176216)
This is an interesting approach since you're likely paying more to buy the paper copy than you would to buy the ebook. This seems like it would be a pretty uncommon practice. However, as a self-published writer, knowing there are people like you out there is encouragement for me to release paperback versions despite the additional initial expense of paperback covers.
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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by E39M5S62 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @04:17PM (#34178077)
I exclusively buy physical books and then pirate the ebook. If I'm going to own a book, I'm going to OWN the book. Reading on a proper e-ink device is just too nice to give up, though.
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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by qwertfisch on Friday December 30, 2022 @11:13AM (#34186371)
But then you use a service (reading a digital version) which you did not pay for. You only paid for the paper version.
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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by TheHappyOddish on Thursday January 05, 2023 @08:39PM (#34269823)
That's morally acceptable for me and probably for the GP.
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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by themadturk on Thursday December 29, 2022 @05:06PM (#34178671)
Many ebooks are surprisingly expensive these days, often costing more than the paper copy, at least on Amazon. Since I'm a Kindle owner, that's where I buy ebooks...and later strip DRM so I can actually own what I've purchased.
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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by TheHappyOddish on Thursday January 05, 2023 @08:40PM (#34269832)
For what it's worth, I do the same and I have multiple friends who also do this. We also buy band t-shirts and pirate music.

Lots of people want to support the artist and have a convenient system.

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