tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post8901069445981710099..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): A Rant About e-book Piracy!!..DIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-23982098005671002232010-05-23T20:55:52.455-07:002010-05-23T20:55:52.455-07:00Hey Lea, late to this post but great blog...unfort...Hey Lea, late to this post but great blog...unfortuneatly epiracy is a huge issue. I send emails at least once a week to my publisher with links to illegal downloads...and Ms. Kery is correct...checking a book from the library is not the same. Neither is lending a book to a friend to read...but when you make a book available for download thousands of times over then we have a problem.Juliana Stonehttp://www.julianastone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-25556481162504696932010-05-19T17:28:26.940-07:002010-05-19T17:28:26.940-07:00A few Christmas seasons back, a thief broke into m...A few Christmas seasons back, a thief broke into my hubby's van and stole my present. My husband and I both felt violated for different reasons. <br /><br />Not too long after I published my first indie book, I ran into a site giving away pirated copies. Since then, I've (sadly) encountered a number of them where my books are out there - free to steal. <br /><br />The Internet makes it anonymous and I'm sure that most of the folks who steal books from piracy sites, would never break into a car or a house. <br /><br />But the theft of work that contains so much of my thoughts, my ideas, my visions - so much of ME - seems like a much bigger violation than the theft of something I can replace with dollars. <br /><br />When someone steals an author's work, they steal his or her vision and that diminishes everyone.Mary Anne Grahamhttp://www.quackingalone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-67375562151809228612010-05-19T17:07:49.393-07:002010-05-19T17:07:49.393-07:00I think that e-piracy is just WRONG! I don't k...I think that e-piracy is just WRONG! I don't know how anyone can justify downloading pirated books...I've read some pretty bizarre rationales as to why it's okay to illegally ebooks... I simply don't understand these people...how would any of them like it if they were in the authors shoes? They'd be crying foul in that situation but since it doesn't affect them...it's easy for them to justify their deviant behaviour.s7annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315567395060561106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-83089569342851275622010-05-19T15:07:57.927-07:002010-05-19T15:07:57.927-07:00Hi Everyone:
Thank you so much for your thoughtf...Hi Everyone: <br /><br />Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments. This is an issue dear to my heart and I'm grateful to see so many like minded readers take time to express their views. I'm know the authors to as well. <br /><br />Thanks again<br /><br />LLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521584458356470972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-20969468115256118242010-05-19T14:15:20.856-07:002010-05-19T14:15:20.856-07:00I sometimes hold ebook contests over at my bloggy,...I sometimes hold ebook contests over at my bloggy, I'll make sure to amend my contest rules (good idea Chris). Until yesterday, I *naively* didn't even think that someone could potentially win an ebook on my site and then share it on a pirate site. An author tweeted about this yesterday.Smokinhotbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407531114149675929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-78755873519762333312010-05-19T12:54:37.899-07:002010-05-19T12:54:37.899-07:00I had no idea that Rowling had done that, but I su...I had no idea that Rowling had done that, but I sure get why cos this is everywhere.<br /><br />No piracy for me, bad pirates! I couldn't even do it if I was a bad girl though, I have my free ebooks that I would love to read...but wont since e-books and me, yeahBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-90988054172708696452010-05-19T12:49:03.550-07:002010-05-19T12:49:03.550-07:00I can't understand why someone would want to S...I can't understand why someone would want to STEAL anything, much less an e-book. I scrimp and save, and BUY a ton of e-books every month...they are my addiction. Not once have I ever thought to try to get one for free. I am only a reader, but I think e-book piracy hurts us too. If authors are constantly being robbed of their hard-earned money, well, it is only a matter of time before they decide it isn't worth it...and that would make me incredibly sad. I have come to rely on the ease of e-books and I can't imagine my life without them. I hope there is a way for authors to get this ridiculous trend to stop. Thieves are thieves, no matter that they "acquire" their stolen property "free on-line".....jackasses, the lot of them!ElaineGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908359124708433359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-91989279003905924342010-05-19T11:04:00.718-07:002010-05-19T11:04:00.718-07:00Well Lea, from a non-writer, great post. I "B...Well Lea, from a non-writer, great post. I "BUY" e-books from different sources, e-publishers, Amazon etc. I would never share one with anyone! I may leave my computer to my son in my will, if it's still working that is, but other than that I don't think it's right to steal. And taking something is not yours and you didn't pay for is stealing! <br /><br />This is the way that writers feed their families, pay bills, keep a roof over their heads, whatever. I wonder how these thieves would feel if someone came along and took their paycheck after a hard weeks work! Don't think it would fly, do you?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611630330433014861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-54799140226878665102010-05-19T09:31:51.763-07:002010-05-19T09:31:51.763-07:00Great post, Lea, and excellent response to Anonymo...Great post, Lea, and excellent response to Anonymous. Sadly people have been using technology to support their greed and rationalizing the damage away by how easy it is to commit the crime.<br /><br />This is one of those situations where I mourn the loss of shame as a behavioral modification tool...Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-45780211524864921312010-05-19T09:28:46.630-07:002010-05-19T09:28:46.630-07:00This type of illegal/unethical/jerk-ish behavior j...This type of illegal/unethical/jerk-ish behavior just makes me so mad! It takes artists time, thought, tears, time, imagination and TIME to create their work. I wish others would respect that instead of stealing from them. Ugh, that has to hurt!Regina Quentinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541489650098107512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-14329097325734050582010-05-19T09:27:00.525-07:002010-05-19T09:27:00.525-07:00I also have to add that libraries pay more for the...I also have to add that libraries pay more for the books they purchase than the average consumer. They do this so their patrons can read books and the publishers are somewhat compensated for allowing multiple readers. (not much, by the way, but a little) Library funding has decreased over the past few years, just like everything else. We need to support them as well. I donated to our local library both funds and books, and they always appreciate it. This is why library lending is drastically different from book piracy. <br /><br />Dottie :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688849410604429533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-41968153304357333082010-05-19T09:14:56.841-07:002010-05-19T09:14:56.841-07:00Hi Lea
I've said this time and time again, bo...Hi Lea<br /><br />I've said this time and time again, books are some of the least expensive forms of entertainment your money can buy. <br /><br />Libraries are a great source if you don't want or can't spend your hard earned cash on a book. They spend so you don't have to. This is a legal way to borrow a book and library cards are free. <br /><br />If you want to try an author for free: B & N, Borders, Amazon, Harper Collins (as well as many of the other book publishers) offer free ebooks in PFD format, Kindle format (Amazon offers a free Kindle app for your computer), and Nook format (B & N offers a free Nook app for your computer). I downloaded FIVE free ebooks this week from some of my favorite (and popular) authors and a couple I wanted to try. All legal, all free for the consumer. <br /><br />Okay, ebooks are inexpensive, so please support authors. If we don't, the stories we enjoy will become fewer and further between. <br />Sorry, this is a pet peeve for me.<br /><br />Dottie :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688849410604429533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-11071558772064767462010-05-19T09:08:16.115-07:002010-05-19T09:08:16.115-07:00Great post Lea, thank you.
I don't understa...Great post Lea, thank you. <br /><br />I don't understand how these file share places get away with keeping the uploaded files on their sites. You'd think they'd have rules about copyrighted info. Besides that there should be a way to track who's doing this, right? Ug, frustrating for the authors!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-27568431278743506282010-05-19T07:00:43.192-07:002010-05-19T07:00:43.192-07:00Lea~Great topic. Publishers and authors are trying...Lea~Great topic. Publishers and authors are trying to find ways to protect their work. I haven't found my work on a site yet. Hell I don't even know how and my book just went out last week. <br /><br />I dislike how people feel entitled to have things that don't belong to them. I'll be looking for new posts gonna add the piracy link to my myspace, facebook and website!Haleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052968394434407915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-82210954463612497132010-05-19T06:55:21.177-07:002010-05-19T06:55:21.177-07:00I've never heard it described that way Beth. I...I've never heard it described that way Beth. It's perfect analogy that can't be argued against finally.Mary Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470057739043473942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-13688951453202833762010-05-19T06:48:11.683-07:002010-05-19T06:48:11.683-07:00Thanks for this, Lea. Piracy really hurts authors,...Thanks for this, Lea. Piracy really hurts authors, much as people like Anon want to convince themselves it doesn't.Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-50729268129756992532010-05-19T06:41:27.453-07:002010-05-19T06:41:27.453-07:00Hi Lea,
Great Post! :) As an author, I can't ...Hi Lea,<br /><br />Great Post! :) As an author, I can't tell you how much I appreciate the awareness and support among readers about this issue. Thanks. <br /><br />Anon--There is a large difference b/t pirating and the library system. The library buys the book, first of all. We've all seen the state of library books. It's a physical entity which wears quickly and must be replaced. E-books, on the other hand, never age, can be proliferated ad infinitum on an exponential basis with each new person who thinks it's okay to copy it. <br /><br />It's amazing how ebook pirating and thievery can be rationalized, though. In fact, isn't the correct analogy not between checking out a book at the library and ebook pirating but walking into a bookstore, buying a book, and then reproducing the book a hundred times and ebook pirating? Buying the original book does not give you the rights to reproduce and distribute that book. It is copyrighted material. You buy a book at a bookstore. That doesn't give you the right to go back to that store and steal the book 99 times because you bought it once.<br /><br />I believe in other countries, the government does do some sort of royalty at libraries for the number of times books are checked out. While we don't do this in the U.S., I still see the library system and ebook pirating as being drastically different.beth keryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494046728544948697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-18403592189079549762010-05-19T06:17:49.534-07:002010-05-19T06:17:49.534-07:00It's just awful and I also can't imagine w...It's just awful and I also can't imagine what it must be like for an author to work so hard and then have this happen! Makes me very very angry!<br />I'm adding the button to my blog! Great post Lea!!Blanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537639881370998817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-85150432219224256192010-05-19T06:16:49.919-07:002010-05-19T06:16:49.919-07:00Dear Anonymous:
The difference is that Public Li...Dear Anonymous: <br /><br />The difference is that Public Libraries purchase paperback and audio books through grants and fundraising to lend out to patrons. <br /><br />Those books are then returned to the Library that OWNS the reading material to be lent to the next person. Libraries also have lists of people who want popular books to be shared. <br /><br />I think I can safely argue that taking an e-book from a pirate site and downloading it onto a computer and e-reader to keep is not the same thing, at all.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521584458356470972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-34861364419869556762010-05-19T06:06:09.651-07:002010-05-19T06:06:09.651-07:00Great post Lea
Too bad the law has not kept up wit...Great post Lea<br />Too bad the law has not kept up with technology. Stealing is stealing. It is NOT like checking the book out of the library. The library bought the book and is in the business of lending it out. Most authors don't even mind used books stores reselling their books. Someone else selling YOUR property is another matter.Mary Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470057739043473942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-61296913366291070812010-05-19T06:05:20.048-07:002010-05-19T06:05:20.048-07:00Lea: Yeah, publishers and authors have to spend wa...Lea: Yeah, publishers and authors have to spend way too much time requesting that stuff be moved from pirate sites. :(Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-79146097470237859962010-05-19T05:48:54.956-07:002010-05-19T05:48:54.956-07:00I'm having trouble grasping what the differenc...I'm having trouble grasping what the difference is between this and checking a book out of a public library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-37135223866747023862010-05-19T05:13:20.710-07:002010-05-19T05:13:20.710-07:00Thanks Ms. M...
This is a horrific situation and...Thanks Ms. M... <br /><br />This is a horrific situation and unfortunately it is proliferating which speaks to the lack of general respect for the arts out there. Or the general attitude that taking something for free off a torrent or pirate site isn't "stealing", which is disgusting. <br /><br />I hope they do find a way to trace e-books as the technology improves.<br /><br />LLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521584458356470972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-12462060941000639432010-05-19T05:01:12.436-07:002010-05-19T05:01:12.436-07:00I can't imagine how crushed a writer must be t...I can't imagine how crushed a writer must be to find out their hard work is being pirated.<br />I don't know what could be done about it, but I like that option with the gamers to yank out pirated games. Perhaps they can come up with something like that for books and music etc.<br />Good post Lea.<br /><br />MsMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com