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		michaelmrose on Oct 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Calibre 4.0 Maybe piracy would be more acceptable? You could always mail the author the cost of the ebook if he doesn't have an online method to accept donations.

captn3m0 on Oct 12, 2019 [–]

I've done that in the past, but a lot of authors have rightful objections to this, since these direct payments to authors don't reach publishers, editors, and many other people who make the book happen.

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