Comments on: Libraries as e-piracy fighters http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/libraries-as-e-piracy-fighters/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:09:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jeff Scott http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/libraries-as-e-piracy-fighters/comment-page-1/#comment-1101886 Jeff Scott Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:47:33 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/10/libraries-as-e-piracy-fighters/#comment-1101886 I would suppose that I am implying something, unintentionally. I am not stating that give-away books by the author or publisher is illegal, obviously. I am simply stating books will be pirated by those who want them. A way to avoid that is to provide a way for people to access them for free, as public libraries do now. No one is out the cost. A Public Library pays for the book, the community has access to it for free, and everyone enjoys it. The point of the post is that sharing has become a dirty word. I am suggesting a possible solution for people to share that is perfectly legal. I would suppose that I am implying something, unintentionally.

I am not stating that give-away books by the author or publisher is illegal, obviously. I am simply stating books will be pirated by those who want them. A way to avoid that is to provide a way for people to access them for free, as public libraries do now. No one is out the cost.

A Public Library pays for the book, the community has access to it for free, and everyone enjoys it. The point of the post is that sharing has become a dirty word. I am suggesting a possible solution for people to share that is perfectly legal.

]]> By: Al http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/libraries-as-e-piracy-fighters/comment-page-1/#comment-1098921 Al Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:42:40 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/10/libraries-as-e-piracy-fighters/#comment-1098921 "They are the only medium that currently provides free content that is legal." In what way are the free books given away by authors to promote their hard copies or other books not legal? Do you mean to imply that somehow the Baen Free Library is breaking some sort of obscure rule, unknown to them or me? Amazon also has free books in it's store. “They are the only medium that currently provides free content that is legal.” In what way are the free books given away by authors to promote their hard copies or other books not legal? Do you mean to imply that somehow the Baen Free Library is breaking some sort of obscure rule, unknown to them or me? Amazon also has free books in it’s store.

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