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Originally Posted by leebase
You can't make such a distinction when the "better" content is digital as folks will just pirate the better version.
With the plethora of ereaders -- the digital version IS the best and most desired version. They days of folks going out and buying the hard back/paper back becuase they read and enjoyed the pirated ebook are quickly coming to an end. Lots of people are not going to WANT the physical book, even if they buy the ebook.
If you are selling a digital good -- it's only reasonable to attempt to keep people from stealing from you.
Lee
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Maybe I'm confused because I don't pirate, but from what I've heard from people who do is that the pirated copy is a crap shot. You might get something good...or you could get a simple text with no cover, etc. I'm not a person who likes to spend hours digging through files, hoping I'll get a good one. I'm sure the people who have the time and energy to dig through that much crap looking for a gem would have stolen the book even if it was only offered in print.