[andyafro]

I do not think the kindle will spark piracy. Those who pirate games and music will pirate ebooks those who buy there books and music will buy there ebooks.

You can argue ethics all day but it comes down to that - Those who do will, those who don't won't.

I have no problem with downloading a book you want to read but cannot find anywhere else and is not for sale in your format, my problem is with those that then share it or try to make money by selling it on ebay or stuff.

Alot of Pirated ebooks are much like pirated music or films they are usually terrible copies which need hours of attention to get them right, much like films you get a copy of a book just to have a look until you can find a proper copy that is perfectly edited that you would be happy to pay for.

Much like the 7th harry potter book, i pre-ordered and paided for it for my girlfriend but it was nice to find the first 147 pages there on the web for her to read. it was just a sample but enough to keep her going till it came through the post. i also found some Severus Snape book that came before the 7th book that i would never have found in any shops. whats wrong with that i didnt give it to anyone else and i didnt try sell it, so who gets hurt.

Piracy will stay the same, the people that know its wrong will not do it, it leaves a horrible feeling in the gut no matter what the arguement.
and those that do it don't care or have made there case for what they do and nothing will ever change that.