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Originally Posted by Harper Kingsley
I do not advocate piracy, but I do understand it.
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would just like to say, since my books started showing up on pirate sites there has been a definite drop in sales which is very sad because I'm just starting out.
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I sort of feel the same way you do. I totally understand piracy, but don't encourage it. There have been a couple of times where someone downloaded something from a pirate site, and I totally understood the reason. (Someone ripped off a DVD of his when it was barely out of the shrink wrap - so he "got it back" via torrent. He felt somewhat justified because in reality, he wasn't the one doing the "stealing", the person who stole from him was and may as well have been the pirate - to this day I really can't blame him)
I also feel a bit more sympathy for authors who are "doing it right" (DRM-free, reasonable prices, connecting with their audience) who still get pirated. Not that other people "deserve it", but you know what I mean... especially since many people cite price and DRM restrictions among the reasons.