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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
Kali Yuga - Two problems there. One, once people go to the darknets, you're going to lose a proportion of them for good. This is obviously not desirable.
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You know DawnFalcon in a lot of your posts you sure do have a lot to say in regards to folks rushing to the darknets. Sure, here at MobileRead you probably have 90%+ folks who know how to do that. But someone strolling through a Mall about to buy a Smart Phone or pick up an Apple iPad? Your average electronics consumer?
Not sure exactly the definition of darknets you are using, BUT the word 'dark' is in there for a reason for some of those nets, it means those nets are not illuminated for common web tools.
So yes the darknets are out there and a certain percentage will access them but I am suspecting that most book readers won't, even at higher eBook price points. They just won't buy the book.
Now the consumer base for a Sci-Fi author... I will grant you much higher rates.
But you are in the United Kingdom and I am closer to the Magic Kingdom (several hours to the south) so the general population we each rub shoulders with may be vastly different in terms of their internet skillsets.