Thread: Confessions of a Book Pirate
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Old 01-28-2010, 08:32 AM   #124
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I've heard of it before. Know of any sources that claim it? Like, articles about publishers where they mention using that as a rule of thumb to gauge market interest or number of suspected readers?
I've heard it direct from people who work in publishing, but while I'm sure it's been quoted on the 'net somewhere my google-fu doesn't seem up to finding it. Did find average readers-per-copy on magazines and newspapers (2.5 to 3).

Wasn't a total loss, though, I ran across a lovely quote from Teresa Nielsen Hayden:

"Electronic piracy is a fight that’s still being waged. Like extended copyrights, proposed draconian laws prohibiting electronic piracy and other copyright infringement are being hailed as a defense of the rights of the little guy. You know what? They aren’t. They’re being pushed because the big entertainment combines are all twitchy at the thought of their content escaping into the wild."
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