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Originally Posted by leebase
While it's true that "every pirated copy does not equate to a lost sale" -- it is NOT true that "pirated copies never result in lost sales".
A person who pirates an ebook could have bought the book (ebook or otherwise).
Of course -- there are those who buy a book and then aquire an ebook to read when an ebook is not legitimately available just because they prefer to read ebooks. I would not consider that piracy.
Lee
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A person who pirates an ebook could just as well have checked the book out of the library or bought it used if they are that frugal. Especially for bestsellers like the Harry Potter books--these generally turn up all over used book sales and libraries after a short time. I find I have to purchase the more midlist type books more often if I want to read them, because I cannot rely on them turning up at used book sales or the library--and now some aren't even in print at all, just digital.