I love ebooks, but I prefer to read paper books. The haptic and olfactory experience of reading a book is something that I've enjoyed as long as I can remember,

I love ebooks, but I prefer to read paper books. The haptic and olfactory experience of reading a book is something that I've enjoyed as long as I can remember, and I won't give it up lightly. However, all those classics I've neglected to read are now a few clicks away and available for free. The cost of building my library of paper books versus the wide availability of free ebooks has made me a happy ebook adopter. There is one other problem, however. I use linux at home and so cannot use Adobe Digital Editions or other DRM system. So, I have to rely on freely available, DRM-free files that I find on the Internet. Legally, many classics are available; illegally, many more. The upside to this is that not being encumbered by DRM, I'm free to share my collection. The downside is that it's been all too easy for me to become a criminal in the eyes of the law.