/lit/ - Literature

Okay ebook fags, check in.
Pirating books is PAINFULLY easy.
How do you deal?

Personally, my rule of thumb is; if an ebook is under $4, I'll buy it, but if it's over I'll pirate it. I don't know how I decided on $4, but I did.

With ebooks, storage, printing, shipping, material, ink, none of it is applicable. At worst, that's at least 70% of the price. There's no reason why it should cost more than $4.

In an ideal world, $1 for the publishing house and $3 for the author. (but obviously, this isn't the ideal world).

The best option is pirating a book and then paypaling the author directly. Do any of you know if authors have any paypal's open, or donation options on websites?

Because, honestly, I'm cheap as fuck, but I DO want to support authors that I enjoy, and want them to create more content.

So /lit/, how is it? Do you pirate remorselessly? (No judgement). Do you buy religiously? (No judgement) or have you found a work around?