Yes. I've pirated books from online and among peers. Most of the text books I have used are available on the Internet. Only a few exceptions. But as I take upp

Yes. I've pirated books from online and among peers. Most of the text books I have used are available on the Internet. Only a few exceptions. But as I take upper level classes I have stopped purchasing text books unless required and necessary. I still like holding a book or reading it off my iPad but most of the time I prefer not to read anything but my notes. Quality of textbooks vary, just like quality of online sources vary. Textbooks should be reference. Teachers are the one supposed to explain the details to me, but few can do that well :/ well, teaching is hard.