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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Ah.
Of course, you are here looking at it from the Leonard Riggio end of things (or the end of things seen by the ma and pa who own the ma and pa bookstore, or the end of things of the assistant manager who Riggio is going to lay off because that branch is unprofitable).
From the author end, it then follows, paper book stealing has all the supposed advantages to authors, such as increased word-of-mouth, and potential for positive Amazon reviews, as does piracy. But in addition to that, paper book stealing insures that the book won't be returned, guaranteeing the author at least one sale! And then the bookstore may order a replacement copy, which may be sold, or, even better, shoplifted! Two sales for the author from one misdemeanor, and potential for three! Obviously, shoplifting is far better than piracy, and is often better for our dear authors than a purchase  |
I think it is past time to end this discussion. Your disingenuous statements that theft can be beneficial are hard to understand as being promulgated by someone with sufficient intelligence to type a semi-comprehensible message. Do you really think that many book thieves are posting positive Amazon or other reviews? Are bragging about this great book they liberated? As for ordering a replacement copy? The book was stolen and not processed through the inventory system. Under normal circumstances, why would a order for more copies be placed because of that theft when the store would not be aware it is missing until the next inventory check cycle. Thomas Paine was right.