The coalition has had some
success in shutting down some
of the main
aggregator sites, though it's far too early to see if sales will be boosted by making it somewhat more difficult to read manga for free online.
Every theory about how people discover content in the digital age — from Chris Anderson's long tail, to the stunning
success of Netflix and Amazon's recommendation engines, to the power
of aggregators like Reddit — suggests that the links between ordinary people are very important.