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<blockquote data-quote="Humanophile" data-source="post: 107667" data-attributes="member: 1049">Let me throw just a little oil on the fire here...When I go to a bookstore, I have an opportunity to leaf through books.&nbsp; Many times, I'll go through a gaming book, see one or two things I think are neat, and keep them in my mind without buying the book.&nbsp; (I didn't have the money to buy S&amp;S, but I'm not going to forget how to flank in nonstandard situations either.)&nbsp; In any case, a solid preview lets me know whether or no the book is worth my money.This is a moot point, since the only gaming book I've downloaded was a free copy of Will and the Way when TSR was offering it.&nbsp; (I made copies, but it was a free book, I paid liscensing each time.)&nbsp; And file sharing technologies...&nbsp; well, I have my theories, but post-napster they won't likely work.&nbsp; I've seen cases where companies have profited from piracy even, but in all those cases it was on a preview-style basis.&nbsp; So while getting your $5 pdf for free is bad form, where is it allowed for you to check it out before dropping $5 on it?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Humanophile, post: 107667, member: 1049"] Let me throw just a little oil on the fire here... When I go to a bookstore, I have an opportunity to leaf through books. Many times, I'll go through a gaming book, see one or two things I think are neat, and keep them in my mind without buying the book. (I didn't have the money to buy S&S, but I'm not going to forget how to flank in nonstandard situations either.) In any case, a solid preview lets me know whether or no the book is worth my money. This is a moot point, since the only gaming book I've downloaded was a free copy of Will and the Way when TSR was offering it. (I made copies, but it was a free book, I paid liscensing each time.) And file sharing technologies... well, I have my theories, but post-napster they won't likely work. I've seen cases where companies have profited from piracy even, but in all those cases it was on a preview-style basis. So while getting your $5 pdf for free is bad form, where is it allowed for you to check it out before dropping $5 on it? [/QUOTE]

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