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Discussions of ebook piracy are largely irrelevant until more people use e-readers. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 08/12/2010 10:41:40 AM
Once everyone has a kindle/nook/whatever, I expect book sales to begin declining somewhat.

On the other hand, the audience for books is very different from the audience for software. Maybe the impact will be less.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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E-books, piracy, and the commodification of literature - 08/12/2010 02:31:00 AM 1368 Views
So we shouldn't just hook up writers to huge hamster wheels and force them to write and run? - 08/12/2010 04:58:16 AM 1442 Views
I agree with most of what you say, Tom - 09/12/2010 03:16:48 AM 1017 Views
Let us say "materialistic culture". - 09/12/2010 03:30:39 AM 975 Views
That'll work - 09/12/2010 03:41:18 AM 903 Views
Speaking of camels through the eyes of needles... - 10/12/2010 03:09:09 AM 858 Views
Re: Speaking of camels through the eyes of needles... - 10/12/2010 11:25:41 AM 935 Views
Discussions of ebook piracy are largely irrelevant until more people use e-readers. - 08/12/2010 10:41:40 AM 984 Views
E-piracy is a symptom, not a cause - 09/12/2010 03:22:05 AM 960 Views
Uhm, or they just want to read and can't afford to spend money on books? - 10/12/2010 05:56:53 PM 851 Views
Re: E-books, piracy, and the commodification of literature - 09/12/2010 03:46:39 AM 945 Views
I'm with you. - 11/12/2010 01:34:54 PM 979 Views
Authors get compensated for libraries. *NM* - 11/12/2010 05:05:30 PM 418 Views
That varies by location. - 11/12/2010 08:07:52 PM 947 Views
I think you are conflating the text and the book. - 11/12/2010 05:04:37 PM 974 Views
That's not my argument at all - 11/12/2010 08:13:36 PM 895 Views
The whole thing gets even weirder with libraries. - 13/12/2010 04:46:15 PM 1072 Views

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