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		ganarajpr on Dec 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than i... THIS. This is especially true for old (and new?) academic books / works. If its really popular book, old academic books are available to buy at exorbitant prices ($100-$1000+) or alternatively you can just get it free as a pirated pdf. Guess what most people will prefer!

rootusrootus on Dec 29, 2022 [–]

You can buy old academic e-books for exorbitant prices? Are you not perhaps thinking of physical copies of out-of-print books?

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