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Originally Posted by Joykins
Since the ease of downloading a book on a torrent is probably only slightly less than the ease of downloading 1,000 books, and some people can be such data hoarders, there are a certain amount of downloads of books that are probably completely worthless in this debate--a book may be downloaded (because it's free), never read (because it's free/comes as part of a large collection), and therefore not represent a lost sale or really anything else for that matter. Unlike listening to a song, reading a novel-length ebook represents a certain investment of time.
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Except for two things that it does represent:
1. support of the darknets and torrent means they continue to exist--and that means some potential loss of income, not necessarily from that type of downloader, but others.
2. As a consumer we have choices. Darknet downloading takes "choice" out of the author's hands. I have no say whether or not I want my books distributed on the darknets. None. I can rail about it, make nasty comments, beg and plead. I have no options, and that sort of thing can harm the arts (any arts--be they music, books, etc.)