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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. The best way to prevent eBook piracy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...is making your eBook so crappy no one wants to read it.

    1. Re:The best way to prevent eBook piracy... by kenj0418 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I can explain why otherwise intelligent people might download those movies in five words:
      1) Jessica
      2) Alba
      3) Simpson
      4) Anna
      5) Faris

      This could probably be simplified down to one word, I leave that as an exercise for the reader.

  2. Re:That may be true by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    When you consider the average American moves every 7 years
    That explains the weight problems in the States! DAILY exercise people, daily!