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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
She has said in past interviews that she is worried about piracy. She has also said that her books were meant to be read on paper and that she could not understand the desire for e-books. Given that all of her books were hand written, I have no idea when she committed them to a computer and word processor, her comments about books being meant to be read on paper only pretty much fit her experience.
As the author, it is her right to decide what formats the books are sold in. I just think that the books are meant to be read in paper form is silly and hypocritical given that she has allowed them to be made into films and audio books. I am ignoring the theme park mainly because that is probably tied into the movies more then the books.
Her problem, and it is not much of a problem for her, is that her reluctance to embrace ebooks has left many people who prefer that format out in the cold. Her reluctance has encouraged piracy. [snip]
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If she's worried about piracy, that's silly, especially considering people set up lawn chairs outside bookstores for the hardcover release. The fact that she hand writes the books and says they were meant to be in paper form suggests she has a romantic notion of a good ol' book. Given her genre and themes, I can sorta understand this. I suspect that reason is more the motivation, rather than fear of lost profits due to piracy; for one, she has to know they've already been pirated, and for two, the fortune from the books is beyond achieved.
I don't think it's hypocritical. Movies and audiobooks are performance presentations of the work. Different animals.
I seriously doubt the lack of ebook format has left people out in the cold. Seriously. Anyone who wants to read Harry Potter will, and probably has. Most readers still buy in paper form, and I doubt many of the ones that don't just can't bear to read the paper version of a book they're really interested in. Most Potter fans would read the books on bathroom tissue if that was their only option.
If a romantic notion of paper books is her primary reasoning, then good for her. Everyone cries about greed-motivated publishing decisions, so if an author rejects a format due to artistic principle, I may not agree but I certainly respect it. If she's genuinely motivated primarily by piracy concerns, well that's baffling.