(Another side note: Even if they aren’t at that particular branch, most librarians are happy to help you get the books you want if you ask them. While this is absolutely a viable option for like 95% of the reading community (and studies have been done to prove that most pirating is done by this crowd, so libraries should absolutely be pushed as an alternative), there are a few who simply don’t have access, whether it be by virtue of location, lack of transportation, or just that their library doesn’t carry the books that they’d like to read.

I’ve been guilty of this over-simplified answer as well. “Just use libraries!” is the overwhelming response I see to people who admit to stealing books. Naturally, I hate illegal downloads, but let’s save the chat on why for another time. We’ve been having a lot of conversations recently in the book world on why pirating books is bad, and if you know anything about me, you know I’m real passionate about supporting the publishing industry and authors. Online Libraries as a Response to Book Pirating

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