Thread: Is piracy truly killing publishing?
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Old 04-05-2011, 04:27 PM   #32
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I believe that is where the majority of "casual" piracy is coming from. It is exceedingly frustrating trying to buy an ebook that is denied to you because you reside in the wrong country.
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My hunch, without factual basis, is that the pirates wouldn't have bought the books anyway.
I guess that I was only thinking of my own American circumstances, and failing to consider those of others such as Australians. Sorry!

I'd be curious to see figures for geographically restricted countries. I'm skeptical of the idea that the geo-restricteds outnumber the interested-without-enough-money.
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