Thread: Can e-Publishing Overcome Copyright Concerns?
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Old 05-30-2008, 12:34 PM   #63
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Re: David Pogue's comment: "Unfortunately, I've had terrible experiences releasing my books in electronic form. Twice in my career, 'blind' people e-mailed me, requesting a PDF of one of my books. Both times, I sent one over--and both times, it was all over the piracy sites within 48 hours, free for anyone to download.

I understand that J. K. Rowling's books were pirated and on the Internet the day after the print copy was released. I'm sure she didn't send any PDF's to blind people. :-) As Eric Flint pointed out, anyone with a copier can convert a book to an ebook. It seems to me she or any author would be better off also selling electronic versions. I think most people would pay for their e books. I want my favorite authors to keep writing--I know they won't do that for free!
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