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Piracy is stealing. I wish we could all agree on this as it seems very basic. That said, I'm not sure it actually affects sales that much, and it's clearly the publishing industry's fault for not properly adapting to the modern age. It's not surprising that people pirate books when the choice is just so much easier. Artificial restrictions can't be justified, and neither can higher prices. So I'm not going to treat pirates like terrible villains. They are rebelling against a screwed up system that abuses them. But it IS stealing.
It would be amazing to see their businesses take off if they released books at just a few dollars cheaper. Imagine a bestseller for 6 as an ebook. They would sell more than normal and it would more than make up for sales. Imagine 3 or 4 dollars for a backlist title.
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