Comments on: Piracy: a Phantom Menace?

By: 5th Estate · Has ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ lost its importance?

5th Estate · Has ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ lost its importance? — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:05:08 +0000

[...] In the last few weeks the�Catcher in the�Rye�sequel story that has been doing the rounds in the book news�has got me thinking�a lot�about my dislike of the book that everyone else�seems to love.��In the latest twist, last week a�federal judge temporarily barred the US publication of the work by the Swedish novelist, who calls himself J.D. California,�thus depriving US readers of the�adventures of�an elderly�Holden and a drug addled Phoebe. Unless, of course, they turn to piracy to secure a digital copy of the book – a Holdenesque gesture perhaps?�� [...]

By: Sam Shone

Sam Shone — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:58:01 +0000

@FifthEstate book piracy - a phantom menace? Join the debate at Fifthestate http://tinyurl.com/pptqzl

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By: Sam Shone

Sam Shone — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:58:01 +0000

@FifthEstate book piracy - a phantom menace? Join the debate at Fifthestate http://tinyurl.com/pptqzl

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By: Cath H.

Cath H. — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:59:31 +0000

RT @Litblog:Piracy is a phantom menace for authors. Obscurity is the real danger http://bit.ly/b6eEt

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By: Next Read

Next Read — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:59:47 +0000

More thoughts of ebook e-piracy: http://tinyurl.com/pptqzl

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By: Helena Halme

Helena Halme — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:57:11 +0000

Thank you Scott for the clarification.

I’m still sceptical though. In this interim phase between having less digital content out than printed matter, sales may well be increased by offering digital freebies. Those who read a lot (or in the industry) are opinion leaders and will have taken to the new technology. These individuals pass on the recommendation to the majority who are not yet digital.

But when 75% of us read books on a palmtop, what then? Haven’t record sales, newspaper and factual non-fiction title sales slumped since the increased use of internet downloads and sites like Wikipedia and Google?

By: kubia

kubia — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:19:50 +0000

Piracy is a phantom menace for authors. Obscurity is the real danger http://bit.ly/b6eEt (via @Litblog)

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By: BubbleCow

BubbleCow — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:14:38 +0000

5th estate's view on the potential for ebook piracy http://bit.ly/12ssmg | For me its about price + readers will play for quality content.

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By: Jon Gifford

Jon Gifford — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:13:47 +0000

'Free content turning into actual print sales is something that we see over and over again.' Piracy a Phantom Menace? http://bit.ly/b6eEt

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By: Curzon Tussaud

Curzon Tussaud — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:02:49 +0000

Maybe publishers could run a short period in which an e-publication was free, before it was issued either in paper form or as a purchaseable e-book. This is no different from the “taster” chapters of the next book often found at the back of paperbacks or the tiny paperbacks samplers sometimes included in the weekend papers.