In 2020, it was revealed that Italian book publishers are losing €528M to piracy every year. But recently, the amount of the loss has increased from €528M to €705M annually. As reported by Publishing Perspectives, Italy’s book industry is facing a big challenge due piracy. The Association of Italian Publishers commissioned the market research firm IPSOS to study the impact … [Read more...] about Italy’s Book Industry Losing €705M Yearly to Piracy
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Italian Publishers sound the alarm on ebook piracy
Book piracy in Italy is a clear and present danger, something that can pose a significant threat to the book industry as a whole. As PublishingPerspective reported, this has been revealed by Ipsos, a renowned market research firm that was commissioned recently by the Association of Italian Publishers (Associazione Italiana Editori, AIE) to gain a better insight into the … [Read more...] about Italian Publishers sound the alarm on ebook piracy
Piracy Caused Zeenat Bookstore Closure
Last year, New Market’s Zeenat Book Supply shut down on May 1, 2023. Zeenat was one of the oldest bookstores in Bangladesh’ Dhaka city and had been operating since 1963. Syeed Faisal, owner of the bookstore, says: "There were few other forms of entertainment when my father opened this shop in 1963. Radio and Bangladesh Television eventually arrived, but even that was … [Read more...] about Piracy Caused Zeenat Bookstore Closure
Australian Authors Become the Victim of Book Piracy
Australian authors have become victims of book piracy. Books of well-known Australian authors like Sally Hepworth, Candice Fox, Grantlee Kieza, Liane Moriarty, John Marsden, and Colleen McCullough have been extensively pirated lately. Nearly 18,000 books by these authors have fallen prey to infringement, along with many others on the list. Overall, about 191,000 books have been … [Read more...] about Australian Authors Become the Victim of Book Piracy
These 183,000 Books Are Intensifying the Fight Between Publishing & Tech
Recently, Alex Reisner of the Atlantic reported that a dataset of more than 183,000 books was used (without permission) for training generative AI systems by Bloomberg, Meta, and others. This dataset of pirated books is called Books3 and includes books by famous authors such as J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, Amitav Ghosh, and more. Reisner has provided an easy-to-use search … [Read more...] about These 183,000 Books Are Intensifying the Fight Between Publishing & Tech
Textbook Publishers Sue Library Genesis Over Pirated Books
A group of leading textbook publishers, including Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill, and Pearson Education, have sued Library Genesis over staggering copyright infringement. The lawsuit claims LibGen illegally distributed over 20,000 of their textbooks. The publishers are asking the Manhattan federal court for an unspecified amount of money damages. In addition, the … [Read more...] about Textbook Publishers Sue Library Genesis Over Pirated Books
Is Reading Pirated Books Ethical?
If this is solely about ethics, then my answer is NO. Reading pirated books is entirely unethical. After all, you’re robbing someone of their hard work. Just imagine if someone steals your hard work or uses it without your consent. How does this feel? Authors feel the same way! So, buying and reading pirated books is an offence against moral justice. Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about Is Reading Pirated Books Ethical?
Why Should You Always Buy eBooks Legitimately
With millions of books available for reading worldwide, readers usually cannot wait to indulge in an interesting title. Most of them want to access their favorite books easily, some even for free, and that's why they go for illegal book-sharing websites. But is it the right way to read your book? Well, not really! You should always access your favorite books in a legitimate and … [Read more...] about Why Should You Always Buy eBooks Legitimately
Italian Publishers Lost €771 to Book Piracy in 2021
In 2019, the Association of Italian Publishers and the Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers conducted research to determine the scale of piracy in the Italian market. The study was reported in January 2020, revealing an annual loss of €1.3 billion to the Italian books and newspaper industry. A follow-up study was released in March 2022, reporting that book piracy cost … [Read more...] about Italian Publishers Lost €771 to Book Piracy in 2021
Book Piracy on Amazon [And What Could Be Done]
Amazon, one of the world’s largest book marketplaces, is getting flooded with pirated books. This is obviously sad for publishers, given that American publishers lose $300 million annually to piracy. This further causes a decline in authors' income and, most importantly, disheartens them. Matt Harrison - a computer scientist and author - shares one of his recent experiences … [Read more...] about Book Piracy on Amazon [And What Could Be Done]