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Originally Posted by ApK
Sharing is one way that authors get new fans, not the only way, and sharing of pbooks does not result from the easy duplication afforded by ebooks which legitimately does raise the likelihood of negating a sale because getting an infringing copy for free was the easiest of all options.
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I absolutely agree that "getting an infringing copy for free is the easiest of all options". Not from sharing though, anyone with a computer can download pirated ebooks. DRM free in whatever format you want, right to your Downloads folder in under a minute. Sweet. This is the part of the equation everyone is trying to pretend doesn't exist. It is easier to download a pirated copy of a book than it is to buy it. No credit card, no account, no geographic restrictions, no DRM. This is what authors who want to get people to buy their book are competing with.
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Customers from only Amazon could be enough to let any author retire comfortably, and Amazon's shopping experience, samples, recommendation, one-click buying, etc, could easily make up for the losses from sharing.
Plus add in B&N, Kobo and (blech) iBooks.
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Cashing in on the ease of online purchases is something authors should be focused on. It's the good side of the digital content coin, piracy is the bad.
Why "blech" for iBooks? It's the most locked down format, shouldn't you be praising it?