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Originally Posted by Tarana
Pirates aren't to blame for everything. Fewer people are reading. They have many other things to do with their time. 20 years ago, more than half of the elderly in my late grandmother's senior building read at least a few books a year. Now it is barely 10%. I include in that 10% those who read ebooks, dead tree and audiobooks.
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Quite so. Besides ... if Tor were making this decision because of book-pirates, wouldn't they have just ended their DRM-Free policy?
No, it's clear that piracy has no bearing on this decision whatsoever. Tor/MacMillan clearly believes (or
wants to believe) that honest, library patrons are cutting into their potential new-release ebook sales. Right or wrong, the motivation is plain--and it ain't piracy.