First off, I can't believe I actually used a period in my subject line...but, whomp there it is.

So today's "ethics" issue...I found myself a book p.imp...totally freakin' awesome, she rules! But as I'm storing all the books away for a later e read, I started feeling the tarnish build up on my halo. Might be a book dent in it now too...haven't checked too closely for fear of my real thoughts surfacing.

Now...I love books. I buy a ton of books. I could possibly start my own library with all of the books I own. I often lend out my books or borrow books from others...but I'm just trying to figure out why I felt a little skeezy while I'm going through all "my precious" new e reads and picking out others to add to my collection.

Btw...I retract my previous statement where I said I would never e read. I have seen the error in my ways and welcome with open arms...the future of books.

Really, I could just borrow the book from the library, or borrow it from a friend. How is that really any different? I borrow it, give it back. Here I read it...and delete it.

Maybe I'm associating this with music and movies, something I've never copied or distributed. I've got pretty hard and fast rules for those...no going to the darker side of the net in search of them, don't own them, don't want them in my house. But books! If loving you is wrong, I don't wanna be right....

It's rather hypocritcal isn't it?

Thoughts?

I feel the need to shower my book p.imp with a gift card for hooking me up. But at the same time, I feel like I should be reading these books under the covers so nobody sees me.

Is there anyway the powers that be can trace these?

Where can I donate 4 boxes of books in Calgary? I feel the need to give back suddenly.

Not that I'm splitting hairs here...but buying a book and reselling it, that kind of plays in with all of this too doesn't it? I mean they made the profit off a book I bought, then I made a profit off the book I sold...granted not the full price, but in some cases I did pretty well. Then that person resells it to someone else.

I don't believe the library paid more for a better copy of a book to be circulated, they would have picked it up at that discounted rate to loan out for years. I've heard they loan e books too, but have never tried it. One price, tons of readers.

I must have missed the whole conversation in the other thread, I take it that was in the "Grey" thread??

I'm not trying to justify anything, these are just random things bouncing around my head while I try to figure out how I really feel about the whole thing. I'm sure this has probably been discussed to death over the years...but as usual, I'm late to the party.

I'm surprised they haven't come up with a way to build a counter in the e books...good for 10 full reads and then it locks itself or something like that.