The
issue of ebook piracy, or digital piracy in any form, is the topic of many debates all over the world.
Many people are feeling the crunch of dwindling revenue because of the rampant
growth of ebook piracy over the last few years.
Using soft DRM might not change the
level of ebook piracy and copyright infringement, but it might attract more consumers to digital reading.
We believe that blaming the iPad directly for a surge in Piracy is valid, but it is not the only extenuating factor in the
rise of eBook Piracy.
JK Rowling famously withheld publishing Harry Potter ebooks for several years, citing
fears of ebook piracy.
A study conducted by NetNames has revealed an unlikely source for the
bulk of ebook piracy: students.
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.
In what is quite possibly going to prove to be one of the most famous
examples of ebook piracy, an apparent leak of three of JD Salinger's unpublished short stories seems to have happened thanks to a buyer on eBay.
With no
signs of ebook piracy slowing, book publishers need to develop antipiracy strategies that start with a very basic concept: even pirates are consumers of your content.
Recently at Good e-Reader we wrote an article on the
future of eBook piracy and how eBook lending clubs will facilitate their demise.
Since prominent Spanish writer Lucía Etxebarria announced an abrupt end to her life as an author due to the
effects of ebook piracy, her decision has continued to prove controversial.
Authors who have been
victims of ebook piracy placate themselves with the knowledge that this is a form of advertising for their works, albeit an expensive and irritating one at that.
How many authors who have originally planned to launch a sequel etc. have aborted such moves
because of ebook piracy?
The
Rise of eBook piracy is still pathetically small if you look at Music, Video Games or movie distribution.