Epiracy and ebooks. Have you been hacked?
June 24
There was a lot of rumbling early this week about ebook piracy. Most notably, a good colleague and friend Mel Comley mentioned it in a group I belong to and started a frenzy of great discussion. It put me to thinking: Would I be upset if someone stole my work? Would I think, hey, now I've made it? Epiracy hasn't much hurt JK Rowling, has it? If I get pirated, that must mean I'm popular.
I can afford to think these things because so far, I've not been pirated enmasse, and I'm quite sure I'd be furious if I found out I was…especially since my sales are not stellar. I'd REALLY be ticked if folks were d/ling my work in droves and I was getting 70% of 2.99 once a day. Grrr. Ok. Now my blood is sufficiently boiling. Grin.
The Mashup has some links on epiracy info. I thought it prudent to at least keep a tab in case I needed to research more in the future. (hope not.)
So: Thea's Three (plus a bonus track today) are:
The Passive Voice had a great writeup with some really interesting comments. You should read.
Digital Inspiration lists sites that host pirated stuff. You could check there.
I'm not sure I agree with Torrent Freak's version of the argument.
The Digital Reader has some great comments in the comment section. Worth a read
So: what are your thoughts on stealing ebooks? Reader to reader? Writer to Writer? Writer to Reader? Reader to Writer?
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