The numbers were quite staggering Research shown that
ebook piracy increased by a whopping 78 % after the first few weeks of the iPad release The Rise of eBook piracy is still pathetically small if you look at Music, Video Games or movie distribution.
The numbers were quite staggering Research shown that
ebook piracy increased by a whopping 78 % after the first few weeks of the iPad release
The numbers were quite staggering Research shown that
ebook piracy increased by a whopping 78 % after the first few weeks of the iPad release The Rise... [Read more...]
Not exact matches
The «big six» publishers (Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Group, HarperCollins, Random House, and Simon & Schuster) are protecting their assets amidst declining author rates, fraught
ebook pricing negotiations, fear of
piracy, and the
increase of self - publishing.
The fact that
ebooks themselves haven't led to
increased piracy, and that industry studies have shown book pricing or free content also doesn't
increase or decrease
piracy, hasn't seemed to sink in with publishers.
The plan is to reverse some of the long - held misconceptions that
ebook lending could lead to
increased piracy and decreased sales, a belief that has already been demonstrated to be false by Kobo at Digital Book World back in 2012 when Michael Tamblyn presented sales data for Suzanne Collins» Hunger Games trilogy.
Smashwords also had to
increase its staff by 50 % in the last few weeks to keep up with its strict adherence to what it feels prevents the flood of
ebook piracy, spam, and PLR titles from reaching the online retailer sites; these flawed - content titles have sparked a lot of contention among
ebook proponents.
While there is no clear answer yet, opponents of Digital Rights Management have demonstrated that stripping away the «protection» on
ebooks has actually led to an
increase in book sales and a decrease in
piracy, as consumers are often willing to pay for access to a book.
One of the big reasons why
ebook piracy is
increasing is due to the sheer amount of books being published every year.
The potential for
eBook piracy and copyright infringement is an
increasing concern within the publishing world.
Thanks to all the people who have actually bought a copy of one of my books, I hope you aren't just giving me false hope to carry on and end up wasting years of my life for nothing (search
eBook piracy is on the
increase) I have put writing any more books on hold, keep it all inside my head and just make a living from teaching and being an examiner.
Piracy would
increase, and Amazon would muscle in with its own line of low - cost
eBooks.
Sales of print copies
increased by 0.4 % — but
ebook sales decreased by 52 % and overall sales dropped by 22 %, presumably because of
piracy.
I fear that stricter publisher limits on
ebooks will cause an
increase in
piracy and «it's not worth getting the legal version» attitudes.
Increased market supply appears to be having an impact on Spanish
ebook piracy, though it remains a widespread problem.
Although King's intent is to provide a reading experience from the old days I'm convinced it will only
increase piracy of the title and cause him to complain that
ebooks and
ebook customers are evil.