E-Reader or Books

I have 300 books on it, and I've only paid for 2 of them.

That's not really something you want to be proclaiming in an open internet forum. This is what I dislike most about e-Readers. Authors trying to make a decent living aren't going to make as much because it's easier to steal a digital copy than it is to steal a physical copy. If nothing else, buy the ones from the lesser-known or independent authors.

I don't think the above post necessarily means they are pirated copies - like I said in my post there are millions of free books available through the Kobo and Kindle websites. I have also only purchased a handfull of books as I'm taking advantage of reading new authors for free - legally

I have 300 books on it, and I've only paid for 2 of them.

That's not really something you want to be proclaiming in an open internet forum. This is what I dislike most about e-Readers. Authors trying to make a decent living aren't going to make as much because it's easier to steal a digital copy than it is to steal a physical copy. If nothing else, buy the ones from the lesser-known or independent authors.

I don't think the above post necessarily means they are pirated copies - like I said in my post there are millions of free books available through the Kobo and Kindle websites. I have also only purchased a handfull of books as I'm taking advantage of reading new authors for free - legally

I get that, but 298 free versus 2 purchased seems like a rather disproportionate number for absolutely every one of those 298 to be legally acquired, particularly if that's the poster's main medium for reading.

Unless they're really only reading the ones that are legally free, which, if that's the case, I do apologize.

I have 300 books on it, and I've only paid for 2 of them.

That's not really something you want to be proclaiming in an open internet forum. This is what I dislike most about e-Readers. Authors trying to make a decent living aren't going to make as much because it's easier to steal a digital copy than it is to steal a physical copy. If nothing else, buy the ones from the lesser-known or independent authors.

I don't think the above post necessarily means they are pirated copies - like I said in my post there are millions of free books available through the Kobo and Kindle websites. I have also only purchased a handfull of books as I'm taking advantage of reading new authors for free - legally

I get that, but 298 free versus 2 purchased seems like a rather disproportionate number for absolutely every one of those 298 to be legally acquired, particularly if that's the poster's main medium for reading.

Unless they're really only reading the ones that are legally free, which, if that's the case, I do apologize.

There are huge numbers of legitimately free books - anything out of copyright dates for example, and loss leaders, ie the first one of a series which you then get addicted to and buy the rest. I have mostly free or less than £1 books all purchase legitimately via Amazon.

Anyway - what's wrong with reading free books? Most of them are classics and well worth reading

I get that, and there's nothing wrong with reading classics, but this person admitted to paying for only 2 books out of 300. That seems a bit skewed, to me, unless they're only reading classics or books with lapsed copyrights. It's possible, but it seems improbable if digital books are your main source of reading material.

I like regular old books better =] BESIDES most people *I* know with kindles don't even use them for books, lol most of the time they're playing angry birds or something on em.. Reading my *kitten*!! :grumble:

You can play angry birds on a kindle?!... you sure??

I have 300 books on it, and I've only paid for 2 of them.

That's not really something you want to be proclaiming in an open internet forum. This is what I dislike most about e-Readers. Authors trying to make a decent living aren't going to make as much because it's easier to steal a digital copy than it is to steal a physical copy. If nothing else, buy the ones from the lesser-known or independent authors.

I don't think the above post necessarily means they are pirated copies - like I said in my post there are millions of free books available through the Kobo and Kindle websites. I have also only purchased a handfull of books as I'm taking advantage of reading new authors for free - legally

I get that, but 298 free versus 2 purchased seems like a rather disproportionate number for absolutely every one of those 298 to be legally acquired, particularly if that's the poster's main medium for reading.

Unless they're really only reading the ones that are legally free, which, if that's the case, I do apologize.

There are huge numbers of legitimately free books - anything out of copyright dates for example, and loss leaders, ie the first one of a series which you then get addicted to and buy the rest. I have mostly free or less than £1 books all purchase legitimately via Amazon.

Anyway - what's wrong with reading free books? Most of them are classics and well worth reading

I get that, and there's nothing wrong with reading classics, but this person admitted to paying for only 2 books out of 300. That seems a bit skewed, to me, unless they're only reading classics or books with lapsed copyrights. It's possible, but it seems improbable if digital books are your main source of reading material.

So cynical. *sigh* I have a Nook and LOVE it (although i do still read physical books on occasion). At bn.com, there are literally HUNDREDS of free books that are mostly self-published, and you can find a TON of real gems in there, as well as free classic books EVERYWHERE. There are also library apps where you can check out e-books from the library, and read them *gasp* for free! I have read a lot of good things that have been free/self-published, and a lot of crap, too, but it is perfectly possible to have hundreds of books that have been procured for free. And even if they weren't, and this person was clueless enough to proclaim that in an inappropriate place, to continue to call them out on it in such a cynical and assumptive manner is kind of unnecessary. Glass half full, and all... Just saying.

I have 300 books on it, and I've only paid for 2 of them.

That's not really something you want to be proclaiming in an open internet forum. This is what I dislike most about e-Readers. Authors trying to make a decent living aren't going to make as much because it's easier to steal a digital copy than it is to steal a physical copy. If nothing else, buy the ones from the lesser-known or independent authors.

I don't think the above post necessarily means they are pirated copies - like I said in my post there are millions of free books available through the Kobo and Kindle websites. I have also only purchased a handfull of books as I'm taking advantage of reading new authors for free - legally

I get that, but 298 free versus 2 purchased seems like a rather disproportionate number for absolutely every one of those 298 to be legally acquired, particularly if that's the poster's main medium for reading.

Unless they're really only reading the ones that are legally free, which, if that's the case, I do apologize.

There are huge numbers of legitimately free books - anything out of copyright dates for example, and loss leaders, ie the first one of a series which you then get addicted to and buy the rest. I have mostly free or less than £1 books all purchase legitimately via Amazon.

Anyway - what's wrong with reading free books? Most of them are classics and well worth reading

I get that, and there's nothing wrong with reading classics, but this person admitted to paying for only 2 books out of 300. That seems a bit skewed, to me, unless they're only reading classics or books with lapsed copyrights. It's possible, but it seems improbable if digital books are your main source of reading material.

So cynical. *sigh* I have a Nook and LOVE it (although i do still read physical books on occasion). At bn.com, there are literally HUNDREDS of free books that are mostly self-published, and you can find a TON of real gems in there, as well as free classic books EVERYWHERE. There are also library apps where you can check out e-books from the library, and read them *gasp* for free! I have read a lot of good things that have been free/self-published, and a lot of crap, too, but it is perfectly possible to have hundreds of books that have been procured for free. And even if they weren't, and this person was clueless enough to proclaim that in an inappropriate place, to continue to call them out on it in such a cynical and assumptive manner is kind of unnecessary. Glass half full, and all... Just saying.

I get that it's possible to legally have hundreds of books for free, but it seems improbable that you could acquire 99% of your book collection for free unless you really don't care about what you're reading. Also, I don't know about your library, but mine only lets me check out 25 books at a time. I guess, if you were constantly renewing them, that could account for another 7% or so of the book collection, but that's still 92% free.

It just seems like a very unlikely percentage to me if that's your main medium for reading.

And STILL you continue to harp on it. :indifferent: I GET that you doubt it. I do, too, if it comes down to that, but really, WHAT does it matter, to keep going on and on about it? YOU cannot personally prevent anyone from downloading things illegally, the person who originally posted about only paying for 2 books has not responded, and it's just not worth getting panties in a wad over, really. You pay for your books, I pay for mine, and others will do whatever it is that they do, regardless of what you say or how many times you say it on an online forum. I was just trying to offer a plausibly positive alternative. Seems people are always suspicious of everyone else's motives, probably mostly for good reason, but really, it only worries YOU, it's not bothering them at all. lol. That's all I was trying to say. :flowerforyou:

That being said, Yay, e-readers!