Thread: Is piracy likely to harm ebook sales?
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Old 04-03-2010, 02:12 PM   #136
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Originally Posted by mr ploppy View Post
What you call "piracy", which is really just unauthorised downloading, can only have a positive impact on the book industry. It will create a demand for ebook readers in much the same way that the unauthorised downloading of music did for mp3 players. This demand will lead to very cheap ebook readers and make them mainstream devices. When they are mainstream, most people will look for mainstream ways of getting their ebooks. Which is when the publishers and distributors will make their vast profits, just like the music publishers and distributors are doing now with mp3.
This type of reasoning is why many people believe democracy is a bad idea.
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