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Barcey, one difference I can think of between music and books is the availability of the material.
It has always been my impression that the typical music pirate has been a teenager who wants a new hit for free.
But it is my impression (and this could be just plain incorrect) that book pirates are mostly downloading eBooks which are not available legitimately - a lot of back catalogue that the publishers haven't gotten around to yet (i.e., Perry Mason) and in a few cases recent books like the Harry Potters, and geographically restricted books.
I think the difference is important because if the publishers did their job and released these eBooks at reasonable prices, much of the book pirating would then consist of folks who would not buy the book and therefore then not constitute a lost sale. I do believe that the music pirating has resulted in lost sales (although I also believe that the music people have been issuing a lot of stuff the public doesn't want to buy).
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