came across this-
"Those who download illegal copies of music over P2P networks are the biggest consumers of legal music options, according to a new study by the BI Norwegian School of Management. Researchers examined the music downloading habits of more than 1,900 Internet users over the age of 15, and found that illegal music connoisseurs are significantly more likely to purchase music than the average, non-P2P-loving user.
Unsurprisingly, BI found that those between 15 and 20 are more likely to buy music via paid download than on a physical CD, though most still purchased at least one CD in the last six months. However, when it comes to P2P, it seems that those who wave the pirate flag are the most click-happy on services like the iTunes Store and Amazon MP3. BI said that those who said they download illegal music for "free" bought ten times as much legal music as those who never download music illegally. "The most surprising is that the proportion of paid download is so high," the Google-translated Audun Molde from the Norwegian School of Management told Aftenposten."
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/20...rage-folks.ars
once again for emphasis-
"BI said that those who said they download illegal music for "free" bought TEN TIMES as much legal music as those who never download music illegally."
despite my own piratey ways, i would guess i've spent more on legal book purchases the first 2 months of 2012 than a large segment non-pirating customers will spend all year. i would guesstimate that i've spent at least $350 or so on books so far this year. and i don't buy hardcovers or expensive ebooks, so thats a lot of legal books.