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Do authors and publishers really care about that type of sharing? Real books have been shared like that for hundreds of years without anyone having a fit about it.
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I was going to quit, but then I saw this again. ONCE AGAIN, passing a physical book along to your daddy or office buddy is completely different from sending DRM free copies of an ebook to your Face book friends or your AIM buddy list or your favorite mailing list.
To paraphrase "Pulp Fiction', it ain't the same game, it ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same f******g sport.
The first could be beneficial: the second bestselling authors and publishers regard as a potentially mortal threat to their intellectual property, for reason that seem obvious to me .
Elfmark recognises the threat: but she claims that people will be "reasonable" and not forward it to to many people, citing the example of Baen. Baen and their authors are an example of a specialty shop. Few people will want to forward the works of Johnny Ringo; lots of people will want to forward the latest Oprah's Book Club Selection or Steven King bestseller.
Again , it is DELUSIONAL to consider passing a p book to a friend the same as emailing DRM free copies of a book to various people. Strong word, but there it is.