Well having your book collection suddenly deleted is not convenient either... So, the alternatives: 1. Buying a real/paper book 2. Pirating/illegal downloading

Well having your book collection suddenly deleted is not convenient either... So, the alternatives: 1. Buying a real/paper book 2. Pirating/illegal downloading The best option seems doing both, you support the author by buying the real book, and download a pirated copy for convenience.