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Originally Posted by Amalthia
Are they trying to encourage piracy??? The new generation of internet users aren't exactly used to waiting...and the culture of "sharing" is rather strong. Why give the users an incentive to look elsewhere for an ebook? Really, based on how it went for the music industry they should know in tough economic times people cut discretionary spending first. When it comes to file sharing not everyone is morally strong enough to withstand temptation and wait 4 months.
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If it was a matter of moral strength, and knowing what we know about publishers and how they treat writers, none of us would buy a single product from them in the first place.
This is about convenience. They, the big companies, fed us on a diet of convenience and low-low prices for the last fifty years. They provided that fattening food of getting-it-quicker and getting-it-cheaper. But now the pirates are providing it quicker and cheaper than they ever could.
It's not morals, it's ease-of-use. It's the microwave vs the oven. The bicycle versus the car. The airplane ride vs the rocket to the moon.
I wonder who will win
