let's face it, most of them have some illegally downloaded material on their computers) the opportunity to admit and apologize, receive amnesty for the material they already have, and start fresh. In the meantime, until we adopt this course of action, I am hoping that the New York Times will create a Best Seller list for a new category -- the Most Illegally Downloaded Books. Share this: 167 Comments to "How to Stop Illegal Downloads" I have been downloading many books online, including yours Predictably irrational. Not that I enjoy doing so; but it gives me the opportunity to see what is inside the book before I buy the hard copy version. There are many books I bought and disappointed after purchasing them. However, the existence of soft copies have helped me to buy books that I enjoy reading and not to buy the bad ones. For example, despite having the soft copy of predictably irrational, I decided to buy the hard copy and read it more thoroughly -- writing my notes on the side, underlining,... It is here on my shelf, where I can see it. I download soft copies not to do what is considered illegal; rather to have a more detailed look before I buy the book. For that matter, Ariel Rubinstein has almost all of his books freely available and I have bought all of them and have them on my shelf in hard copies. If all authors were like him, it would make my purchase