> Thanks OP.
Is that the most appropriate thing you can say to someone who bought a book and (somewhat expectedly) got screwed by DRM? Maybe there's a reason they won't support writers. Maybe they'll eventually write a blog post about that!
Seems appropriate.
There is also no need to put 'lend' in quotes; it is perfectly legal to lend someone a book.
How else would one build up a library of e-books without purchasing them?
books.google.com and archive.org have a lot of content. Depending on his interests, its possible if not probable that he has not pirated anything because most of his collection is too old to be under copyright.
Maybe his ebook collection consists primarily of product user manuals (pdfs straight from manufacturer websites), or pre1926 trade manuals (hey, I know a guy who collects antique light fixtures...), or he dabs in genealogy and has a few GB of pre1926 genealogies (not all surnames have had their genealogies re-done in print since then).
Its a stretch, sure. But its possible.
>There is also no need to put 'lend' in quotes; it is perfectly legal to lend someone a book.
Yes, and making copies doesn't fall under any normal definition of lending.