The bottom line: fears
about ebook piracy are vastly overstated.
* Worrying
about ebook piracy is an ego thing.
What is interesting
about ebook piracy — and other forms of digital media piracy, to be honest — is that it's an age - old problem that seems to have no end in sight.
Most eBook publishers are not worried
about eBook piracy, yet.
All of the Big Six publishers who had previously allowed their titles to be borrowed through OverDrive's catalog to public libraries pulled their digital editions in 2011 amid concerns
about ebook piracy and the interests of the authors.
Not exact matches
If a $ 15 hardback is offered as a $ 8 paperback while offered at a $ 6 or less DRM - free
ebook (and downloadable in multiple formats at that, as is done at http://www.Baen.com) then there would not be so much the of the
piracy issue for everyone to worry
about.
NeoMam Studios has produced a new infograph talking
about the
piracy issue in regards to
eBooks.
Despite some criticism
about piracy concerns, Redmayne countered with evidence that
piracy of the Harry Potter titles is actually 25 % lower than when the titles were only available in print; additionally, he recounted incidences when the
ebooks were actually placed on file sharing websites, but most were quickly removed when it became known that all of the
ebooks are sold with an embedded digital watermark, essentially tracking the person who uploaded the pirated copy.
For everyone that is worried
about «
piracy», I think you should read what Cory Doctorow has to say
about ebooks and Digital Restrictions Management.
Now, there is considerable debate among authors and publishers
about whether
ebook piracy is really harmful.
EditionGuard protects your
eBooks with Adobe Content Server 4 DRM, so you don't have to worry
about piracy and unauthorized distribution.
It's just that if I started down the road of screaming
about how the publishers have confused allowing people to borrow
ebooks from the library with potential
piracy, I might never stop.
The EditionLink fulfillment option is best for those who are concerned less
about protecting their
eBooks from
piracy and more
about compatibility and ease - of - use.
Joe and Jeremy, I'm curious to read your response to this post
about ebook ownership and
piracy.
However, as subsidiaries of large media conglomerates, the executives who ran the big six had all been given their marching orders
about the internet: DRM restrictions would be mandatory on all
ebook sales, lest rampant
piracy cannibalize their sales of paper books.
We talked
about a range of issues related to
ebooks, self - publishing,
piracy and DRM.
Learn
about how to be careful with your
eBook files to help prevent
piracy prior to your book launch.