Tag Archives: piracy
How to spot a pirate ebook site
Let’s assume you don’t want to download a pirated copy of an ebook, but you’re still the type of consumer who wants a good bargain. As you look around the web for ebook sources, you’ll sometimes come across websites that … Continue reading
How your next ebook loan might sap your library’s book budget
For all their good qualities, and there are almost two, publishers sometimes have really bad traits as well, and one of the worst is a hatred of public libraries. Last week, HarperCollins revealed the extent of this hate when it … Continue reading
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Tagged 26, boycott, drm, expired, harper collins, harpercollins, licenses, overdrive, piracy, publishers
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When publishers won’t sell, piracy emerges
“I think what leads to rampant piracy is not meeting emergent demands.” – Brian O’Leary That is the most concise statement I’ve read so far about an issue that constantly bothers me, which is that content companies create their … Continue reading
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Tagged attributor, books, business, drm, ebooks, laggards, o'leary, old fashioned, piracy, pirates, publishers
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Why DRM is a distraction
There are bigger problems in the ebook marketplace than individual piracy. You may not feel that way if you’re an author or publisher with a marketable title. And you may not feel that way if you’re a staunch consumer advocate, … Continue reading
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Tagged copyright, digital publishing, drm, ebooks, issues, kindle, lost sales, marketplace, piracy, publishing, theft
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How publishers encourage piracy
When a recalcitrant publisher and an impatient consumer square off online, it’s usually the consumer who wins. Here are four ways publishers encourage piracy. Continue reading
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Tagged books, consumers, digital, ebooks, piracy, publishing
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David Pogue is superstitious about ebooks
Of all people to be emotional to a fault about digital publishing, I wouldn’t expect it of David Pogue, the technology writer for the New York Times–and yet this week he published an anti-ebook column where he said that because … Continue reading
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Tagged David Pogue, digital distribution, e-book, e-book piracy, ebook piracy, kindle, opinions, piracy, Pogue
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Dear Hachette, you’re doing it wrong
Hachette disables all highlighting in Kindle books, tells authors that piracy is to blame for low royalties, and brags about it to the press. Wtf? Continue reading →