phil170258 wrote]
Yes, I agree. Publishers have been slow to respond to the digital revolution (the same way that the music industry did).
All I'm saying is that when you download a book for free rather then going to the trouble of buying it you are not just taking it from some faceless corporation. That book has somebody's name on the cover, and that somebody spent a huge amount of time and effort, sweat and tears, to write that book. And it seems only fair to me that the author gets some recompense for their effort.
Well, I think I started this by asking about second hand book shops.
And, to that question a got a multiplicity of valuable responses.
One of them, contained a complex set of instructions to download some e reader software.
Well, I went back to Australia to see my family, and bought a Sony E-Reader.
My daughter (reads 2 books a week, while neglecting my grand childre, I am sure) helped me get it 'going'.
Last I saw of it, as she 'borrowed it'.
However, from the hours I spent using it, I am a fan (of the concept).
My son is beginning his travels, and has an e-Reader on his notebook. So do I, now.
It's called "u Reader" from the u Torrent stable.
Downloads are free, of course, and I happily read a selection of (older) books.
Ethics are very important, and I would pay someone for this, but, at the moment, I sense, that the "suits" cannot (still) understand the internet. One must ask about their KPI's.
Sorry about the corporate 'speak'.
