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rixte · 11-09-2017, 11:45 AM

And don't get me wrong - I absolutely believe she had some books pirated, I pretty much assume any mass market publication probably has SOME piracy.

I just don't think that her experiment provided any proof in that direction whatsoever - and I also don't think that her premise that piracy almost caused her to lose her book deal is born out. That's her ultimate premise, after all - that "The Ronan trilogy nearly didn't exist because of piracy".

Her attempt to prove piracy had any impact on her actual sales just doesn't do that.

11-09-2017, 11:45 AM	#142
rixte Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 396757 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: new oasis, paperwhite, ipad, kobo	And don't get me wrong - I absolutely believe she had some books pirated, I pretty much assume any mass market publication probably has SOME piracy. I just don't think that her experiment provided any proof in that direction whatsoever - and I also don't think that her premise that piracy almost caused her to lose her book deal is born out. That's her ultimate premise, after all - that "The Ronan trilogy nearly didn't exist because of piracy". Her attempt to prove piracy had any impact on her actual sales just doesn't do that. Last edited by rixte; 11-09-2017 at 11:48 AM.