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Comments on: Piracy: a Phantom Menace? http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: 5th Estate · Has ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ lost its importance? http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-245461 5th Estate · Has ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ lost its importance? Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:05:08 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-245461 [...] 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 http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-248718 Sam Shone Tue, 19 May 2009 10:58:01 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-248718 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content"><a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/FifthEstate">@FifthEstate</a> book piracy - a phantom menace? Join the debate at Fifthestate http://tinyurl.com/pptqzl</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/iheartfreebooks/status/1846079887">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> @FifthEstate book piracy – a phantom menace? Join the debate at Fifthestate http://tinyurl.com/pptqzl

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]]> By: Sam Shone http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-249039 Sam Shone Tue, 19 May 2009 09:58:01 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-249039 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content"><a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/FifthEstate">@FifthEstate</a> book piracy - a phantom menace? Join the debate at Fifthestate http://tinyurl.com/pptqzl</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/iheartfreebooks/status/1846079887">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> @FifthEstate book piracy – a phantom menace? Join the debate at Fifthestate http://tinyurl.com/pptqzl

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]]> By: Cath H. http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-248719 Cath H. Fri, 15 May 2009 01:59:31 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-248719 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/Litblog">@Litblog</a>:Piracy is a phantom menace for authors. Obscurity is the real danger http://bit.ly/b6eEt</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/ozalleycat/status/1801633843">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> 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 http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-248720 Next Read Thu, 14 May 2009 23:59:47 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-248720 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">More thoughts of ebook e-piracy: http://tinyurl.com/pptqzl</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/nextread/status/">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> More thoughts of ebook e-piracy: http://tinyurl.com/pptqzl

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: Helena Halme http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-245430 Helena Halme Thu, 14 May 2009 13:57:11 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-245430 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? 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 http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-248721 kubia Thu, 14 May 2009 09:19:50 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-248721 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Piracy is a phantom menace for authors. Obscurity is the real danger http://bit.ly/b6eEt (via <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/Litblog">@Litblog</a>)</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/kubia/status/1793344320">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> Piracy is a phantom menace for authors. Obscurity is the real danger
http://bit.ly/b6eEt (via @Litblog)

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]]> By: BubbleCow http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-248722 BubbleCow Thu, 14 May 2009 09:14:38 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-248722 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">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.</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/bubblecow/status/1793322439">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> 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.

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: Jon Gifford http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-248723 Jon Gifford Thu, 14 May 2009 09:13:47 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-248723 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">'Free content turning into actual print sales is something that we see over and over again.' Piracy a Phantom Menace? http://bit.ly/b6eEt</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/oleanderman/status/1793318940">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> ‘Free content turning into actual print sales is something that we see over and over again.’ Piracy a Phantom Menace? http://bit.ly/b6eEt

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: Curzon Tussaud http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/comment-page-1/#comment-245429 Curzon Tussaud Thu, 14 May 2009 09:02:49 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2009/05/piracy-a-phantom-menace/#comment-245429 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. 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.

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