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Originally Posted by JSWolf
But to be serious for a moment, I do think there possibly can be an upside to ebook downloads. If I am interested in trying out an author but do now want to spend the money and I find an electronic copy of one of the author's books online and download it, convert, read it and decide I like it, I could then end up paying for other books from this same author where I would not have before.
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Just as iTunes lets you hear a piece of a song, websites can (and many do) offer downloads of part of an e-book, say 1-2 chapters... hopefully enough for a visitor to decide they like it, and buy it. This method alone helps to curb illegal downloading of e-books, because it gives customers something to try out before they buy, and it's a method that I support (and use).