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The book industry is determined to make the same mistakes the music industry did. As eReaders and eReading become more accepted, piracy will also increase. They can either get infront of it and make eBooks cheap enough and convenient enough that a large majority of customers won't bother pirating, or they will try to hang on to a dying business model and allow the pirates to fill the void. The smart publisher would realized the current system's days are numbered and figure something out, but I'd imagine they'll fight tooth and nail to protect something that's already gone, insuring they have to play catchup in the new model (and they probably never will.)
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