Pirating ebooks?

[schneefink]

I was talking about this recently and I'm wondering what you guys think.

Poll #20275

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 38

It's okay to pirate an ebook when:

never
3 (7.9%)

you already own the ebook but it's on a different device
27 (71.1%)

you already own a physical copy of the book
17 (44.7%)

you used to own a copy of the book but don't anymore
4 (10.5%)

the library has a copy of the book
2 (5.3%)

the author is a terrible person that you don't want to give money to
16 (42.1%)

you can't afford to buy it
9 (23.7%)

you can't afford to buy it right now but plan to buy it once you can
11 (28.9%)

you can't buy it for technical reasons
21 (55.3%)

other (please explain in a comment)
8 (21.1%)

Comments

[schneefink]

I meant to include that in "technical reasons." I've fortunately never run into that issue, but it's nice to know there's theoretically a workaround.

[lilysea]

I used to run into it CONSTANTLY - situations where the ebook was only available to US residents on Amazon US, and not available at all on Amazon Australia.

About 50% of ebooks on Amazon US had this issue... :(

[schneefink]

That sucks :( I didn't really encounter it on Amazon DE, but I also didn't buy that many ebooks there.

[lilysea]

Apart from graphic novels, I ONLY buy ebooks.

a) I need large print;

b) holding paper books open and turning pages is bad for my chronic hand/wrist pain

[schneefink]

Yeah, ebooks are convenient for that :)

[jesse_the_k]

I am so much happier since adopting this same policy!