I had a conversation about books with a friend of mine and we came into the subjects of buying books vs borrowing books from a public library. He said that he likes to support the author and prefers to buy the books he reads.

This made me think. The answer is pretty clear when it comes to buying vs downloading a pirate copy, but in the case with libraries it seems incorrect to say that I’m not supporting the author, but I can’t say why.

What do you think?

  • Pathogenesls@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    A library and downloading are copy are essentially the same. The author gets paid initially and then the book is shared by lots of people. Just think of the internet as a larger library with no late fees, every book always available, and easily accessible.