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How do pirate ebooks threaten your income more than used pbooks? More specifically: how do pirate ebooks threaten your income *so much more* than used pbooks, that you actively suggest people seek used pbooks but berate people for the concept of unauthorized ebooks?
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how? lets say the publisher prints 1000 paperbacks. thats all of those that will ever be in circulation. if you give your copy to your brother you dont have it to give to another person. if you digitize it yourself and stick it online for downloading by others there are now a limitless supply available. now if the author/publisher gets around to selling the E version thousands of people already have it. they wont be paying for it. you've devalued it with your actions.