I started reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series when the first book came out.  I have 9 volumes so far, half in hardcover as a proof of my impatience.  The tenth volume, Crossroads of Twilight, just came out.  When I scanned the USENET newsgroups this morning, I found several posts of not only the news about the book's release, but also copies of the book itself!

Because I am stuck between feeling foolish and righteous, I am holding off on ordering the new book as well as reading the bootleg PDF version.  After paying for 9 volumes of unnecessarily long and increasingly tedious series, I have lost all respect for the author whom I feel is taking advantage of people's need for closure.