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Old 10-12-2014, 10:16 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Nabodita View Post
Actually, now that I think about it, I wonder how many people would actually purchase an ebook if they couldn't find it on their favourite pirate site? I don't have any data to back this up but I have a feeling the answer is "not many" because most people who download pirated material do it because they don't want to spend money on buying it. At least, thats what I think.
But, on the other hand, if unobtrusive DRM (such as watermarking) discourages people from giving copies of books to other people, that could very well increase sales.

It's an inherently "unknowable" situation. You can never know what the effect of making a decision other than the one you did make would have been.
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