I suspect we'll see many such disconnects as books become full - fledged digital objects and applications — books that literally can't be read in certain countries, subpoenas on the pages people read, books that mysteriously drop content for some legal reason, books with viruses, books that die when a company dies, social books that abuse your expectations in some ways, not to mention
rampant ebook piracy, unauthorized edits of a book, etc..
In what has to be the winner of the Captain Obvious Award, new voices are speaking out against
rampant ebook piracy.
Not exact matches
A high penetration of internet facilities in Russia (90 percent) coupled with
rampant piracy has ensured there is enough demand for
ebooks in the country.
This copying of physical books into digital formats for resale through
piracy websites is a clear indication that the crime is
rampant, but also that «security blanket» measures like DRM - encryption only stop honest people from using their legally purchased
ebooks in the way that they see fit and best suits their reading needs.
There is no dispute that with the growth of e-readers and
ebooks that
rampant piracy is growing.
Many people are feeling the crunch of dwindling revenue because of the
rampant growth of
ebook piracy over the last few years.
It's a scary - but - true fact of life for self - published authors:
eBook piracy is
rampant.
With the
rampant piracy, low worker income, and the unavailability of e-readers to buy, it is no wonder why
ebooks only account for 1 % of all published works.
These are also the countries where
ebook piracy is fairly
rampant, though the trend could change once Bookmate with its affordable pricing structure enters the scene.
GoodEReader.com spoke with Emerson in an interview this week and discovered that this indie author has a rather unique take on the downloading and sharing of
ebooks all across the internet, especially the
rampant pervasiveness of
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.
The
ebook were eventually released DRM - free and sales hit $ 4.8 million the first month, despite
rampant piracy.