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bobcdy · 11-06-2010, 12:18 PM

I was curious about how rampant piracy really is, so I searched for popular fiction torrents. I was really shocked. For science fiction/fantasy I could have downloaded at least 15,000 different books and short stories. I had more difficulty finding other types of fiction; for example, although I could find all of Agatha Christie's stories, I could not find many Rex Stout's Nero Wolf books, and I couldn't find any works by many popular mystery writers. Of course these are almost entirely pdf files, but I think they are text, not image pdf's and so can easily be converted to other formats.

I guess my point is that with so many, many pirate ebooks available they must affect the profits of their authors. I don't see how anyone can defend this on legal or ethical grounds.

11-06-2010, 12:18 PM	#535
bobcdy Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 1048576 Join Date: May 2009 Device: bebook; prs-950; nook simple touch; HTC Jetstream tablet	I was curious about how rampant piracy really is, so I searched for popular fiction torrents. I was really shocked. For science fiction/fantasy I could have downloaded at least 15,000 different books and short stories. I had more difficulty finding other types of fiction; for example, although I could find all of Agatha Christie's stories, I could not find many Rex Stout's Nero Wolf books, and I couldn't find any works by many popular mystery writers. Of course these are almost entirely pdf files, but I think they are text, not image pdf's and so can easily be converted to other formats. I guess my point is that with so many, many pirate ebooks available they must affect the profits of their authors. I don't see how anyone can defend this on legal or ethical grounds. Last edited by bobcdy; 11-06-2010 at 12:20 PM.