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I pirate ebooks for this reason.

If I like the book or the book has valuable illustration done in color I will purchase the physical copy, otherwise backing up my calibre library according to 3-2-1 is easy peasy.



No, you pirate because you're selfish and self-entitled.


The same thing can be said about the publishers who add DRM.

They dont want to loose money? I don't want to loose my book!


Thank you so much for the analysis, I will file it accordingly.

I must be very self entitled for downloading a digital representation of a book which I have paid for.




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