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I do agree that the e-book should be out the same day as hardcover--just price it a bit higher than e-books that have a paperback version in print, and drop to that price level when the paper back comes out. And I agree with fugazied that doing so will help thwart piracy among those who would have bought it if it was out, which is key.
I do think it's a disgusting sense of entitlement that some people think it's ok to pirate a book just because the e-book isn't released for a couple of months after the hard cover. Having to wait a couple of months is not justification for piracy. There are millions of books out there, find something else to read while you're waiting, rather than doing the immoral act of pirating the e-book and trying to justify it through some sense of entitlement that you have a right to have an e-book the same day the hardback comes out.
The e-book SHOULD be out the same day, but the fact that sometimes it isn't doesn't excuse piracy. No one is entitled to be able to buy an e-book the same day as the hardback.
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