Thread: eBook piracy, how common is it?
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Old 03-31-2009, 10:14 AM   #88
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Originally Posted by lilac_jive View Post
I can't argue with that. However there are restrictions. A library book can only be read so many times, whereas a pirated ebook is infinite, basically. There are time limits on how long you can have a library book, as opposed to pirated ebooks.

I would be interested in seeing the average amount of individuals who take out a library book and compare that to a number for a pirated ebook.
Yes, paper books do have several functional limitations. Those limitations are not intrinsic to the content of the book, but are a result the materials of which the book is made. An ebook is made of electrons. Just becuase an ebook is more durable does not mean that you cannot apply the same reasoning to both.


The point I am trying to make:
Durability is irrelevant to this discussion. Otherwise it would complicate the discussion when one pbook lasts 20 readings and another last 1k.
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