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Originally Posted by HansTWN
Consumers of pirated books will not be convinced to buy at any reasonable price. They might perhaps at a ridiculously low 99 cents or something --- and understandably no publisher wants to sell for next to nothing. Nobody really cares about those pirates in the current situation until enforcement becomes easier. Pirates will always do their thing, they are not prospective customers.
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I don't see a study on book pirating but:
Study finds pirates 10 times more likely to buy music
Study Casts Pirate Site Users in Good Light:
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Users of pirate sites on average buy more media content than those who do not use such sites, according to the study, validating the position that many supporters of these sites take that most use it as a way to preview content before they actually purchase it.
They also apparently are much more avid moviegoers than the general public, even opting to go to the more expensive weekend showings, GfK found. Telepolis quotes a source from the firm saying "we didn't expect it," while also indicating the company that ordered the survey is now trying to bury it out of fear it may hurt the industry's argument against piracy.
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