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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
Ebook piracy existed long before Amazon started selling ebooks, but Amazon still announces record ebook sales every year. Why aren't people just downloading the pirate ones for free instead? People are also paying money for public domain books like Sherlock Holmes (best selling ebook title on Amazon UK), so it can't just be because of legality.
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Some people do. The latest Bowker survey revealed 19% read an ebook but only 11% bought one. Where did those 8% get their ebooks? Public domain, free, library, lending ... yes. But some most likely by unauthorized downloading.