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572 points bookofjoe | 1 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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throwaway091290 ◴[16 Oct 24 18:32 UTC] No.41862208[source]▶

My kindle paperwhite is my favorite tech that I own. It has changed by life significantly for the better and allowed me to cut down the time I waste on doom-scrolling social media. I find a book on shadow libraries, convert them into epub format and then send them over to my kindle via USB. Calibre helps in all this. I have read close to a hundred book now--all for no dime.

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tene80i ◴[16 Oct 24 18:59 UTC] No.41862558[source]▶

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Shame you don’t see any need to compensate writers for your enjoyment of their work.

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carlosjobim ◴[16 Oct 24 20:09 UTC] No.41863316[source]▶

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I don't know about the commenter above, but most writers I read have been dead for at least a hundred years. Should I purchase their e-book online for $850 each or should I get it from a shadow library?

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1. tene80i ◴[16 Oct 24 21:26 UTC] No.41863998[source]▶

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If they’re dead who cares? Often it’s in the public domain. Go nuts.

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