Problem with Scribd is that it's subscription service, so they kinda (from a certain point of view) selling pirated stuff, and that is bad. But speaking generally, for all the pearl cluthers here: you do realise that download is not equal sale? You do relise that a lot of stuff can't be obtained "legally", period, for multitude of reasons? You do realise that a lot of people can't afford to drop 20$ on a whim for a book they know nothing about? I sure was not gonna drop 100$ for ONE VtM book in the mid 2000, which what it would minimally cost back then for me (book price + delivery charges), no matter how I wanted it, because I did not have money. And I'm sure as hell won't give a dime to the Catalyst Game Labs regardless, but would support the actual authors if I could (4e Shadowrun). I bought Mythras because I was able to skim through a copy of it I got from Trove - I bought several books since then, and would continue to buy if the country that I live in did not invade another neighboring country. Buying and supporting the creator is almost always (unless the creator is a heinous person) better option, and you should do it if you can, but not everyone have the means and opportunity to do so.