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Originally Posted by scveteran
I disagree with you on this. Many people would purchase the book if they had not pirated it already.
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I have to disagree with you. Most people don't have the money to buy every random book that might be interesting, if they didn't pirate more people might use the public library, which is a good thing certainly. Libraries rock, not just for reading but for research. But library reads don't necessarily translate to increased sales. Would everyone buy more music if radio stations were abolished or would they just listen to the collections they already have of things they like. There's no reason to think of every download as a lost sale any more than ever used book sale is a lost new sale. I buy used books by the bag full a new paperback costs what i spend on 20 used books (I hit the thrift stores and book fares $0.25-$0.50 is what most of my used books cost). Do you honestly think I'd go out and buy 20 books at $10 a pop on a whim?