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O'Reilly had the serious flaw that you could just claim you own a book by adding its IBAN to your account's library and thus being able to "upgrade" it and obta
by kajo 9y ago
O'Reilly had the serious flaw that you could just claim you own a book by adding its IBAN to your account's library and thus being able to "upgrade" it and obtain the ebook version for $5. I wonder why that worked as long as it did.
- freehunter 9y agoBecause enough people would still buy them at full price, and if you were willing to scam your way into a $5 ebook, at least you're paying something for it instead of just pirating it. I always saw it as a way to turn pirates into paying customers, and the would-be pirates still felt like they were getting a good deal. It's a win-win.
- favadi 9y agoI think they discontinued the upgrade program already.