tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post1476838426924597589..comments2024-01-15T19:42:35.437-08:00Comments on The Secret Archives of the Alliterati: eBook Piracy and Who Really Gets HurtMatthew Delmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-56658062033803028932011-05-04T20:17:11.449-07:002011-05-04T20:17:11.449-07:00I agree with every single word, Matt. And yes, I t...I agree with every single word, Matt. And yes, I too was a Napster using, torrent streaming pirate of the high internet seas in my youth. I've since retired to more legal pastures. <br /><br />However, I think some of it comes down to your personal code of right and wrong. Some people see nothing wrong with downloading free this and that and they're still good people. <br /><br />I just hope enough paying people like my stuff enough to pay back that advance I get (someday) from a publisher. :)K. Marie Criddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591374827185284413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-61730756386345650742011-05-04T17:28:23.015-07:002011-05-04T17:28:23.015-07:00I'm a HUGE fan of libraries, personally. And t...I'm a HUGE fan of libraries, personally. And to be fair I'm decidedly <i>not</i> a fan of eBooks that are format-locked onto the Kindle/Nook/whichever eReader you mean. <br /><br />You should 100% be able to loan out eBooks and read them on various devices once you purchase them. That's part of the benefit of physical books, and why I feel like eBooks won't truly overtake the real thing for several years.<br /><br />Using a library is <i>not</i> hurting an author because I can pretty much guarantee that library patrons are also book buyers at some point in their lives.<br /><br />And there are a number of libraries that offer eBooks as part of their catalogs already; I don't know how many, but they do exist.<br /><br />All that is distinct from the initial act that I'm talking about -- deciding that instead of purchasing a book legally you'd decided to steal a copy. That's still hurting the author no matter which way you slice it.Matthew Delmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111268153034999272.post-88722965050283785222011-05-04T14:26:23.746-07:002011-05-04T14:26:23.746-07:00I see what you're saying, but honestly, what d...I see what you're saying, but honestly, what does piracy mean? If someone bought the ebook, don't they have the right to share it? Granted, you don't actually purchase the ebook, you purchase a license to view the ebook. But it costs as much as a physical copy. So why can I share my hardback copy, but not my ebook if I payed the same amount of money? What if I don't have money and I live in a country without a library? What do I do then? And what if I bought the book, but I want the ebook copy. Is it wrong to download it then?<br /><br />Is using a library hurting an author? Torrents have actually increased movie sales, why can't it do the same for books? <br /><br />Also, now it's not that hard to find 'pirated' books, movies, or music. It takes about two minutes to download any fairly popular book. Unless you're dumber than dumb, you won't accidentally download a virus or porn. Type 'Hunger Games pdf' into google. The first result should be a 'pirated' ebook. <br /><br />Just my 2cents.Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575625417885060398noreply@blogger.com