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lagilmanYes. This.
Yes I remember what it's like to be poor and not to be able to afford the books you want. I remember days when I would literally skip meals in order to save up the cash to buy a new book, and making do with the limited selection at the library. But back then it never occurred to me to start stealing books to feed my habit, and it wouldn't occur to me now.
As I've said before and I will say again -- if publishers can't sell an author's books and make a profit, they will drop that author. You aren't supporting your favorite by pirating copies -- you're destroying them.
(and no, we're not going to do it fortheluv. Do you work every day at your job fortheluv? Or do you do it to buy food and pay rent and medical insurance? How about your favorite actor? Should they do it fortheluv? Or your favorite band? How about your doctor? Your teachers?)
I'm going to go look at some pictures of puppies and kittens, now.
Yes I remember what it's like to be poor and not to be able to afford the books you want. I remember days when I would literally skip meals in order to save up the cash to buy a new book, and making do with the limited selection at the library. But back then it never occurred to me to start stealing books to feed my habit, and it wouldn't occur to me now.
As I've said before and I will say again -- if publishers can't sell an author's books and make a profit, they will drop that author. You aren't supporting your favorite by pirating copies -- you're destroying them.
(and no, we're not going to do it fortheluv. Do you work every day at your job fortheluv? Or do you do it to buy food and pay rent and medical insurance? How about your favorite actor? Should they do it fortheluv? Or your favorite band? How about your doctor? Your teachers?)
I'm going to go look at some pictures of puppies and kittens, now.
