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Originally Posted by sassanik
I question how many sales are lost through piracy. I am not saying that there are not lost sales. I simply question how many people who download pirated ebooks actually read them and how many would have bought them in different circumstances.
Amy
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I agree Amy.
The Music industry never established the slightest evidence that they actually lost sales due to illegal downloads. For my part several years ago I asked about ten teenage kids my son hung out with about their massive illegal downloads. What I learned was a) they hardly listened to about 90%b of it b) they actually loved having the original CD of the music that they DID love and c) they were spending amazing amounts on real CDs, far more than I imagined. The Music industry suffered a huge downturn in sales in the last 20 years primarily because they have insulted customers with inflated and unjustified pricing (I still see newly released CDs priced at 20 euros !)
In my case I am happy to admit that I downloaded an illegal copy of five of the major Beatles Albums a couple of years ago instead of paying full price for them. Firstly I had owned most of the LPS in the past and secondly I really feel absolutely no obligation to replenish Paul McCartney's bank account (I love Paul) I think he has made enough from his music by now.