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No, David Pogue, Ebook Piracy Is Not a Given

Posted by timothy on from the not-necessarily dept.

adamengst writes "David Pogue recently wrote a widely read blog post in which he explains that piracy is the reason he doesn't make his books available in PDF format. But in this article, TidBITS publisher Adam Engst disagrees strongly with Pogue's opinion, using sales numbers from the Take Control series of ebooks (150,000+ copies sold since 2004 with virtually no copying) as proof that making electronic versions not only doesn't necessarily lead to piracy, it may be the best way of preventing illicit sharing."

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  1. Re:Paper book piracy is also rampant by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    LOL! I suppose that if you run out the door with a dozen books stuffed under your shirt, and never return, it's not stealing either.

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    You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.
  2. STILL Nope by hassanchop · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I guess since this is Slashdot, your nuanced "argument" wins over my misinterpretation of statute.


    FYP to make it accurate.

    Why would I bother enlightening you on the link you misunderstood when

    a) you've proven time and again to be a colossal asshole
    b) you posted a link, and with all authority, proceed to openly and egregiously misread and misinterpret it in a basic, fundamentel way

    Well? I just felt like telling you you were wrong, I couldn't care less about demonstrating that it's true since you're such a cunt you'd deny it till your death.

    You're just wrong, no discussion or persuasion necessary. However, since you're being a huge dick, circumvention is allowed for purposes of interoperability. Had you read YOUR OWN FUCKING LINK with any kind of comprehension you'd know that.

    SO, you're still wrong, only now you know why. Proceed to be a twat and try to pretend otherwise.