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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
"I downloaded X from the darknet," it is logical to assume that the specified action MAY have substituted for a sale... that there is at least a small percentage of likelihood of a lost sale.
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How does one choose what to read next? I think that's a factor on how this is viewed. If a person has very set views, such that only a particular book will do, such as the next volume in a series, then one might possibly assume that for that person, getting that very specific book, darknet or buying is an choice. For people not locked into a particular next book, I don't know if I'd see the same either/or. Most people could choose a book by any of the authors they follow, or any series they're reading, or some work they heard about. I think most darknet downloads are less "this is what I'll read next" as "this is something I might read someday, might as well get it now". Odds are it will be forgotten in the virtual pile, not that it's a direct substitution for a paid work.