Thread: Massive wave of ebook piracy?
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Old 10-20-2010, 05:41 AM   #251
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Originally Posted by Xanthe View Post
Yup. I'm willing to pay for what a data transfer should cost; I'm not willing to pay a price equal to the cost of a printed hardcover when all I'm getting is a few hundred Kb of data. Publishers need to better adjust their pricing models for the differing types of "books" - hardcover, trade, mass market, ebook, audiobook. If authors would set up PayPal accounts or whatever where folks could send money, I think it would be a smart idea on their part; not to mention it cuts out their middleman.
I'd rather paypal my favorite author direct than buy from Barns and Noble. I feel like I'm personally saying thank you.
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