AmirBehzad Eslami wrote:
I'm living in a country where people do not afford to buy real books. Most people earn $250~$400 per month. $50 for a book is too damn expensive. In addition, since US has restricted business with us, no body ships books to us. And we don't have Credit Card, since Master Card, Visa, Paypal do not offer services to us. How can we read books in such a country?
With great difficulty. $50 is too expensive for most books, even in a rich country, but the actual price is usually much lower because of heavy discounts. But that's of little help in your situation.
I know that many publishers license cheap editions of books in India, and I personally would like to see the cost of eBooks reduced. If you have no access to either, I suppose the pirates offer you a valuable service. However, don't be under any illusion that the pirates are good-hearted philanthropists taking from the rich and giving to the poor. The best known pirate site sells advertising - a small banner reportedly costs $5,000 a month, and a larger one $10,000 a month.
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