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@whatanerd @rechelon @hakan_geijer

So my opinion is that if the publishers released a pdf version, then
a) it's not going to cost much, since they make it digitally anyway
b) it's going to then at least end up on libgen.is, which is good
c) piracy will not hurt sales anyway - I think the illegal downloads will all be just extra downloads on top (so it's actually marketing)

(therefore I think the argument "we cannot afford this" does not hold water)

But that's just my opinion and I would be curious to hear if there actually is some research/experience about this.