Sure, it's a funny picture, but real life pirates are no laughing matter. Pirates cost everyone money: the author, the reader and the publisher. Read this post to find out why pirating affects everyone so deeply.
I'm hoping one day book pirates will face the same outrageous fines that music pirates are getting these days. Imagine if these illegal fire sharing sites had to pay $85,000 for every ebook they posted!
Wow, great article! That sucks to have to stop a series b/c of pirating :(
ReplyDeleteI don't really understand the concept of how to pirate, but I certainly understand the cost to an author. Boo pirates.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping one day book pirates will face the same outrageous fines that music pirates are getting these days. Imagine if these illegal fire sharing sites had to pay $85,000 for every ebook they posted!
ReplyDeleteI meant 'file' sharing, btw. Not 'fire' sharing.
ReplyDeletePirates aren't all sexy like Johnny Depp, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteyar. walk the deck ye skurvy barstards. yar.
ReplyDeletewait - walk the plank.. yeah.
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