Yeah 35 is a pretty low number to define someone as an older woman. I'm going to be 30 this year and I don't consider myself old - much like you I'm still a kid in my head! :D
I agree with you on piracy as well. I justify it if I already own the physical copy of a book (and just want a digital back-up), or if it's a book that's not available to me normally. I still buy a lot of books though (although I'm keen on sales), and I think pirating the odd one to see if I like the author isn't much different than borrowing it from the library. If it was a phenomenal book I'll still purchase it after the fact to support the author. If it was middling it would probably not have been one I would have purchased to begin with. Still, I'd say that 90% of my books are purchased (or digital copies of physical books). I sleep easy at night. :D
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I agree with you on piracy as well. I justify it if I already own the physical copy of a book (and just want a digital back-up), or if it's a book that's not available to me normally. I still buy a lot of books though (although I'm keen on sales), and I think pirating the odd one to see if I like the author isn't much different than borrowing it from the library. If it was a phenomenal book I'll still purchase it after the fact to support the author. If it was middling it would probably not have been one I would have purchased to begin with. Still, I'd say that 90% of my books are purchased (or digital copies of physical books). I sleep easy at night. :D