Thread: Is ebook piracy on the rise?
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Old 08-11-2008, 12:45 PM   #409
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Part of the reason for eBook piracy is pricing. We are being charged for something physical which doesn't exist. We are being charged for printing it, biding it, warehousing, shipping, and what not associated with pBooks. That is why eBooks can be rather expensive. So instead of paying for all that, some just decide to get it for free. Now if we had prices that too into account just what it took to make an eBook, I think piracy would drop some.
I know it's wrong to download an eBook you didn't pay for. But, is anyone losing out if you downloaded an eBook you never would have paid for? If you never were able to download, you'd never have purchased. I know technically this is still illegal. But it's not costing anyone anything.

Are we talking about costing people money when someone steals or are we talking about stealing regardless of income or not?
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