/lit/ - Literature

>>21332856
He won't get any money either way
He has been dead for the past fucking millennial

Fuck the authors I'm poor but I'm going to read.

>>21332856
No author worth reading is alive.

>>21332856
If it's second hand it means the author already got paid for that book.
Same for vidya, movies, etc.

>>21332865
Sorry, folks, it seems I committed a mistake. The past millennial wasn't that only ago.
I am sorry.
I will betaking my own life at night.

>>21332856
It still spreads knowledge and awareness of their work, thereby permitting fame to grow, and fame brings fortune many times.

>>21332856
Why would I care about people that are wealthier than me? Take what you want.

I only but new if its an up and coming author or i cant find it anywhere else.
If the author is dead for many years or is already a multimillionaire, 0 care.
When you buy, say a Melville book, that money is just going into some (((publisher’s)))) pockets

>tfw stole the Critique of Pure reason
>tfw don't give a fuck about Kantian ethics

>>21333020
Holy based

>>21332856
When I become a famous writer (I will), then I will shill anti-piracy 24/7 in this board.
But as of now, I couldn't care less about it.

>>21332918
>spotted the liberal

>>21332856
who the frenchie cutie ?

>>21332856
It still spreads knowledge and awareness of their work, thereby permitting fame to grow, and fame brings fortune many times.

If the author isn't alive, buy second hand without guilt.

>>21332856
Books are paper so they are biodegradable. Should be read once and discarded to support the industry.

>>21332904
Exactly this.
You would need to get a taste of what's in the book. If you liked it you will likely buy the book from the author next time.

>>21332856
>>21333220
This woman blocked me on Instagram because I asked her a question about her being.

She is dumb and hates introspection. She is only addicted to attention aided by her genetic lottery. I know you want to stick your penis in her vagina so the questions regarding her mental capabilities aren't important. But let's assume she let's you cum in pussy what will happen then? It's really a pain in the ass to deal with these women.

>>21333302
bro, I know she has a black boyfriend but come on, get over it

>>21333302
This nigga standing at the fence of the goat enclosure at the petting zoo and asking the goats "don't you aspire to more than this"

>>21332945
100%

>>21333310
not him, but the guy is a knower. I dated a fucking PhD student like that. She must have sucked a good deal of cock to get where she is because she was a dumb whore who jumps through hoops by being pretty and proactive.

>>21333302
>But let's assume she let's you cum in pussy what will happen then?
Pregnancy you dumb turd.

>>21332856
Publishers are quite happy riding the corpses of long dead authors at the expense of the still living.

They're probably not paying that much to living authors either.

I like a new book, but some of my favourites have been bashed husks with still some life in them.

Fuck 'em.

>>21333302
ok what's her name, i can fix her

>>21333302
Incel tendency is strong with this one lmao, my nigga.

>>21332867
as a writer, this is the only take I respect

>>21333038
When I become a famous author (I will), I will personally upload my works for free on /lit/. People will pirate anyways, might as well get more people to read it if you just give it for free. And get free autist input for future works

>>21333056
You're just a little moralfagging faggot.
Authors are faggots. They don't deserve to be paid.

>>21333325
You should buy a book from an author you enjoy who is still trying to get established, though. If people arent buying copies they wont get a worthwhile publishing deal for the next book and likely wont put the effort in at all. Would be sad to see talented authors giving up because they cant earn even a living wage

>>21332856
Any writer who writes for money deserves none. And as Johnson said only a blockhead would write for anything but money, so ... you do the math.

>>21333586
Problem is books have gotten expensive. They used to be like ten bucks now they’re like thirty bucks

Is it moral to steal books from author who are dead? Why should I allow random jews to benefit from the work of a long deceased? It's kinda morbid if you think about it, the person is dead but the capital still exploits their labor.

>>21332856
The lengths you fags go to not read books is astounding.

>>21333310
why are you people like this

>>21332875
Pynchon

>>21332856
sounds good to me nothing worth reading has been written in last 30 years

>>21332856
Publishing industry is a rats nest of nepotism. Apart from a few smaller ones, absolutely no issue not supporting them. You write for an audience, whatever maximizes it is good.

There's a threshold for this. If you can purchase directly from the author, and the author is a decent person in your estimation, then pay for a new book.
If you have to buy through Amazon but the author is an AMAZING person in your estimation, then pay for a new book.
If you can easily afford it and think that your money will perpetuate the reprinting of a spiritually or intellectually vital book, then pay for a new book.
In all other cases, second hand or pirated or library are optimal. This is why I almost never buy new books.

>>21332856
I'm not paying publishers for books by dead men to subsidise and prop-up the modern trash they put out

>>21332856
They were already paid once for it. Why do you think it's different to any other second hand item?

Why should I give a shit about the author? I'm not buying books for charity

>>21332856
>The authors aren't getting any money if you do this.
Precisely why I buy second hand.

Nigger I'm a pirate, the fuck do I look like caring if buying used books is morally wrong.

>>21332856
Who's the cutie?

>>21332856
Considering almost everything I read is out of print? maybe they should stop publishing a glut of goyslop anew each year and push out something worth reading rather than a new log.

>>21333038
I'm a better author than you and I'll personally upload my own novels to libgen.

>>21332865
Fpbp

>>21332856
>is it moral to buy second hand books?
You're buying a book, that's not a moral decision.

>>21332867
spbp

>>21333302
what would be the philosophical implications of tossing corrosive compound on instagram whore's faces

>>21332856
I download 99% of by books from libgen imagine paying

>>21333056
Actually you are the liberal if you support copyright, intellectual property laws and other infringements upon our freedom.

>>21333314
Underrated post

I don't even buy second hand books, I use the library, and using the library is the most moral way to read books as it supports your community

Serious answer: no.
Whoever bought the book already paid the author for it, possession transfers author to owner, the latter can do as he pleases with his property.

>>21332856
Anon, I am too poor. I am too poor for second hand books, even. Books are imports, here. And our currency is confidently drilling its way into the cemter of the earth. Yet I persist in buying books. I create more need for books in the market.

>>21332856
>>21333302
It's the same girl on that pic where she's picking books from an open market stall thing in South France dressed in a sundress isn't she?

>>21333302
what did you ask her

>>21334040
Pinecone has been dead since 2002 (he was actually William Gaddis). Against the Day, Inherent Vice, etc. were transcribed inaccurately by a medium who met with Gadpinch's spirit while on a bad peyote trip.

>>21337743
imagine a story about some thot that gets her life flipped upside down like this to then actually start focusing on developing a personality and growing as a person and realizing what she's be missing out on and how much more there can be to life, so that in the end some miracle/surgery brings her pretty face back
and then she turns back to normal lmao

>>21333020
That's it? I stole a copy and then outright refused to read it. Still haven't.

>>21333333

>>21332856
If you buy new at least 80% of that money ends up in some rich Jew's pocket.

is this a joke anon? second hand books have a superior charm but regardless of that, if an author (assuming they're even alive) prioritizes getting money above getting their work dispersed... ngmi. lame asf bro cmon man CMON

>>21332856
i can't remember the last time i bought a new book. I either don't buy new because the books i buy are out of print, or the quality of the print is just fucking disgusting like what amazon delivers

>>21332856
They are indirectly. The publisher is able to sell books at a higher premium new because everybody has the knowledge that the booking will fetch value on the used market later on.

>>21332856
Most people here don't read living writers anyway.

>>21333271
I picture Reese from Malcolm in the Middle saying this when I read it.

>>21334923
lol this spongebob

>>21332867
/thread

>>21332875
Tpbp

>>21333020
Kantian ethics are anti-human and for morons anyways. Yes, I will lie to save the baby from the axe murderer looking for it. No, I do not feel any moral obligation toward people engaging in egregiously evil activities.

>>21332856
Not only is writing not a good source of primary income for 99% of people but it’s also a miserable job. Imagine devoting your life writing mediocre books for a dying medium. A true artist would write from their soul and not care about financial profit. No one should feel bad about authors not making enough money.

>>21332856
Those poor "authors" (jewish publishers who make millions off the work of others)

>>21332856
I don't respect any author that writes for money

However, I despise used books. I like virgin new books.

>>21332856
I'm sure Conrad wouldn't mind

>>21333302
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
This ugly nigga tried negging a literal model

>>21332856
>is it moral to buy second hand books? The authors aren't getting any money if you do this.

Every author knows that this is the bargain they are making when they enter into a publishing contract -- i.e., they know that they will not earn royalties from the sale of used books.

>>21333430
>>21337842
>t. parasites who ought to be exterminated

>>21333302
If one rejection brings this out of you, she was shrewd to ignore you, anon. Get a thicker skin, be more of a man (i.e., bear rejection with grace and integrity).

>>21337743
It would imply you're a fucking loser and would deserve to be shot.

>>21332875
McCarthy?

>>21332856
seriously who is she. might be the most attractive woman i've ever seen...

>>21341620
why because i'm not subtle about it?