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Originally Posted by EricLandes
Tobias Buckell has a very rational, insightful blog post on ebook piracy, from an author's viewpoint.
And it's far from the shrill "I could still be on contract if not for them stealing my stuff!" garbage that's far too prevalent these days. |
It's good that he thinks that piracy isn't costing him money. As I have said elsewhere, the author and the publisher cannot practically or morally decide who it is that gets to enjoy a book.
However...this guy writes for a living? I think he needs an editor!
"Lastly, if it becomes damaging enough, assume that the large corporations,
who’s interests are somewhat aligned with ours in this instance, will come up with a strategy."
"So from my point of view, it’s a rather neutral phenomena that hasn’t been proven
to, with a very solid set of data,
cause career implosions." Talk about your split infinitive!