I need to pirate this book thats over 1000 pages. I already have the pdf but I really want a physical copy and the book costs too much for me. Even if I have to buy a bunch of ink (the book has no pictures) and even if I wear out the printhead before the job is done, it’s still going to be cheaper to do this. My printer has been blocked from the internet since before the pandemic so I can install all the 3rd party ink and replacement parts I want. I’m not worried about my printer situation.

It seems the biggest challenge I need to overcome is the paper. Cheap printer paper is going to otherwise work it’s just that it’s too thick. The same amount of cheap printer paper it takes to make the book is going to be more than twice as thick as the book I’m trying to “pirate”.

The 8.5x11in size just happens to be the exact size I need for this. Whats the cheapest paper I can get that’s still thinner than cheapo office printer paper?

  • twig@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8·
    9 months ago

    Getting an e-reader that allows for sideloading is probably the easiest and cheapest workaround for this problem. You can often get them used for quite cheap. It doesn’t give the physical copy, but is more than likely a better reading experience than trying to print out volumes yourself.

    Then you can also “borrow” digital books from libraries, among other things.

    Or, for that matter, you could just go to a library in person.

    • Blisterexe@lemmy.zipEnglish
      15·
      9 months ago

      if you go to a library, DONT STEAL THE BOOKS. Please. Libraries are the one of the few good, free, services we have left

      • BotCheese@beehaw.orgEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        i think they were saying create a drm-free copy of the ebook, your point still stands

        • twig@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          4·
          9 months ago

          I have no problem with creating drm-free copies of ebooks, and absolutely hard no on stealing from libraries.

          But I wasn’t even saying that. I’m just saying borrow and read the books as per the usual method from libraries. Libraries are awesome and there to be used. I love that public and private funding still gets directed toward the free sharing of media in libraries, reducing (not erasing) the actual need for piracy through their existence, especially for books.

          Now what I’m betting is that this is for an overpriced textbook, in which case by all means create copies and sideload them onto an ereader that allows this.