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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Not to mention, "posting a scathing review so that other people won't buy it." Although that doesn't involve non-customers reading the book, it is depriving the author of money, just as much, often more, than downloading a free copy.
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i tend to agree with this, as silly as it may seem to some. i'd say the damage that can be caused by thousands of eyes seeing a 1 star "omfg this book is ****!" review is greater than the handful of people who may be interested in the title on a file sharing site because if you're looking to spend cash money to buy the book the reviews may sway you against it. many pirates may be downloading it just to download it and will never read it. if 200 people mark my 1 star review as 'helpful', thats 200 people who probably didn't buy the book and erased its existence from their minds.