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Originally Posted by Paperbackstash
That said, while I think it does make an effect, it's not fully to blame for the changing markets. People simply read less, or buy less books. With some many "Free" on Amazon and other places, some people stick to that and don't want to purchase.
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I think this is often overlooked. I don't condone copyright violation--and I'm certainly not going to to say it doesn't have
any effect. But I think that some authors/publishers choose to blame "piracy" for their flagging sales when the fact is that "Legal Free (or very cheap)" is very, very hard to compete with these days. Libraries were free, of course, but the sheer amount--not to mention sheer variety--of Legal Free avaialble to those with electronic devices is monumentally staggering. Electronic copyright violation may be pinching some a bit, but it's not running anyone out of business, by any means.