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Originally Posted by eschwartz
It absolutely does. Unfortunately, it does not support your conclusion, that this is a problem.
As has been said before, if you just buy/download any random old e/book without actually checking it's validity.... well...
And, you can STILL do the same with pbooks, you know.
You kind of deserve anything you have coming to you as a result of this, if you are in the habit of accepting anything put in front of you on blind faith.
EDIT: Just to be clear, this is the general "you" "people in general", not an accusation against anyone in particular.
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My conclusion? My conclusion was that digital files can be more easily changed than print books, without the changes being apparent.
And when people download digital files, OF COURSE they assume the book has not been altered. It's absurd to think that people are going to go to a print source and proof a digital file against it before deciding to whether it's a legitimate copy that they want to read. When's the last time you did that?
Or, as was suggested, that they're going to buy the e-book version of a print book from a major publisher for $5-$10 when they can download it free from a multitude of sources.