One of the alleged reasons for literacy piracy is the PROHIBITIVE COST of digital items and the difficulty of downloading. Do we really need a seaparte "reader"? Can't we simply download to our phones or computers and read e-books there?
http://blog.vromans.com/the-threat-of-ebook-piracy/
And isn't there a way to compensate writers for every single download? Certainly digital tracking is easy these days, and it must be possible to pay writers royalties on every single use of their works.
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Paul,
ReplyDeleteI think you bring up very good questions. Combined with prohibitive cost is the convenience that pirated e-book sites offer to their customers. I agree that value and convenience make for a good online market for e-books. iTunes seems to have accomplished that; there must be a legal way to achieve a similar level of value and convenience for e-books, too.
I like the Manga example. For something like Manga, I bet viewing the books online is more appealing than purchasing or borrowing them from a bookstore or library. I bet they look great on a computer screen (and can be zoomed in, out, etc.). I can see how there would be problems with piracy of Manga that is impacting local bookstores.