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Originally Posted by barryem
...the libraries did have to pay for their books and probably the pirates don't.
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I believe that pirated books are bought by the pirates. They have to get a copy from somewhere, right? They're just shared irresponsibly.
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I subscribe to Bookbub and Book Gorilla and I read them both carefully and if I see something I want I buy it if it's $2 or less. If it's $3 I have to want it pretty badly.
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This and competition from other forms of entertainment are what I believe I believe impacts book sales.
I don't think piracy impacts sales as much as publishers say it does. I have several ebook readers in my family and I'm the only one who knows what Calibre is or even knows what different formats are available. The rest use their devices the way the manufacturer hopes; they buy the books from whatever store the device is connected to and read on that device.