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Originally Posted by Alfy
Considering the general availability of these pirated files and the quite incredible number of downloads, not just today but even 5 years ago, I'm not that sure this is a brand new trend. although I'd certainly admit being able to put them on a device as confortable as an e-ink reader is brand new.
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Alt.binaries.ebook is an ancient usenet group. (net)famous from Harlan Ellison's
court action much later.
But I hear ya on the e-ink.
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Originally Posted by Alisa
One of the reasons piracy hasn't made much of dent in sales is that most people don't read ebooks.
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A lot of people don't read books, period
...I wish someone would fix the thread title...
edit: looks like a kind fairy granted my wish. Well, there goes another firstborn.