Thread: Digital Piracy Hits eBook Industry
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Old 01-05-2010, 04:20 PM   #62
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And the article further bstates "Recent statistics have shown that consumers who purchase an e-reader buy more books than those who stick with traditional bound volumes. Amazon reports that Kindle owners buy, on average, 3.1 times as many books on the site as other customers." and goes on to say that piracy may be a 'necessary evil'
3.1 times as much That's pretty crazy huh. IMO if you give people an easy way to purchase electronically they will do so in greater quantities than they would have bought in print.

If you give them no way to buy it electronically they will pirate.
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