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Originally Posted by leebase
I think that Neil will find out that, as ebooks become the most desired format, people won’t buy his books after having pirated them.
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I think it's safe to say that Neil and his publishers already have far more info on this than you do.
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Originally Posted by leebase
I'm sure some people bought the albums or later albums of artists they pirated via Napster. The cumulative effect of super easy piracy and "same as the real thing" music was devastating to music sales
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Books and movies have the benefit of Napster already having happened. The music industry had to find a whole new way of doing business.
eBooks only came on as a mainstream thing with the Kindle in 2007. Pirated "same as the real thing" ebooks have been available since day one. Piracy hasn't shut the industry down nor kept Andy Weir from becoming a bestselling author (I chose him as his book was digital first and his career started after the rise of ebooks).
Movie piracy is rampant. More so than books or music. I know people that pirate movies without being aware they're doing it due to things like Popcorn Time. Yet billion dollar blockbusters are a more and more common thing.
Piracy will always exist. But I don't think there will be another Napster-like event.