In 2018, e-book piracy websites received over 800 million visits; a number expected to rise by at least a third in 2019. The scale of piracy in academic publishing is staggering, yet one would be excused for assuming it a mere annoyance to publishers. Inevitability haunts any discussion of piracy in the industry and pervades even the most pragmatic. With one in four students … [Read more...] about Academic Piracy – Where are we now?
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Last year the ebook piracy industry cost American publishers $300 million
Ebook piracy is on the rise and last year in the United States it cost authors and publishers over $300 million in lost sales. Pirated ebooks used to only been downloaded from Torrent websites, but over time they have become more savvy, offering a more service based solution. There are apps that allow people to pay a monthly subscription to download all of the books they want, … [Read more...] about Last year the ebook piracy industry cost American publishers $300 million
Pirating ebooks is an offence against moral justice
There are millions of people who do not buy ebooks or other digital content and pirate it instead. This is offending the sensibilities of Sir Philip Pullman who is the president of the Society of Authors. He has signed a joint letter to Business Secretary Greg Clark alongside 32 other concerned writers – including Doctor Who screenwriter Malorie Blackman, historian Sir Antony … [Read more...] about Pirating ebooks is an offence against moral justice
E-Book Piracy is declining in Europe
A new study conducted by the Institute for Information Law and financed by Google has proclaimed that ebook piracy is on the decline in Europe. Between 2014 and 2017, the number of pirates decreased in all European countries except Germany. Online piracy is most prevalent in Indonesia, Thailand and Brazil, followed by Spain and Poland. This new study also found that most … [Read more...] about E-Book Piracy is declining in Europe
E-book publishers fail to remove the Pirate Bay from Google
The top digital publishers in the world constantly petition Google to remove the Pirate Bay from the search results, but it is not happened yet. Penguin Random House, Kensington Publishing, Recorded Books and a slew of others are not only trying to get their e-books removed from the Torrent site, but trying to blacklist it entirely. One of the big reasons why Google has not … [Read more...] about E-book publishers fail to remove the Pirate Bay from Google
The closure of a prolific pirate manga website is a boon for authors
The closure of one of the largest pirated manga websites in Japan is led to authors and publishers seeing an influx of revenue. This is proving that manga users are more likely to purchase digital content, than ebook readers who will just move on to the next pirate site when one shuts down. Mangamura originally launched in January 2016 and became one of the most popular … [Read more...] about The closure of a prolific pirate manga website is a boon for authors
People are starting to pirate Audible Audiobooks
Audible has a number of publishing partners and sometimes audiobooks will be removed from a users library. This could be due to a contract dispute or if the publisher decides they want to take their business elsewhere. People who buy a legitimate copy are faced with a conundrum; take the risk that Audible might just remove the audiobook at their decreession or strip the … [Read more...] about People are starting to pirate Audible Audiobooks
Pirate Websites Received 300 Billion Visits Globally
Online piracy is at record highs and they have received 300 billion visits in 2017, which is a 1.6% increase compared to the year prior. More than half of all these visits (53%) are going to streaming sites, making that the most popular piracy tool. Torrent sites and direct download portals still have a significant user base, but follow at a respectable distance. The United … [Read more...] about Pirate Websites Received 300 Billion Visits Globally
If you pirate an ebook you can get 6 years in prison
There is a new bill proposal in Sweden that will extend the prison term for anyone pirating an ebook or a movie on a file sharing website, such as BitTorrent. It will go from two years to six years and the amount of time someone would spend in prison would rival someone getting charged with manslaughter. Presented by Council of Justice member Dag Mattsson, the report … [Read more...] about If you pirate an ebook you can get 6 years in prison
Canadian Coalition Wants to Address eBook Piracy
A broad coalition of media organizations comprising of Bell, Cineplex, Directors Guild of Canada, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Movie Theatre Association of Canada, and Rogers Media has formed a new organization called FairPlay, which seeks to address rampant piracy in Canada. They want to lobby for new rules with the CRTC to form a national blocklist that will mandate … [Read more...] about Canadian Coalition Wants to Address eBook Piracy
Dutch Authors Bring Awareness to eBook Piracy with New Short Film
The Association of Authors has just made a new short film that uses a number of popular Dutch authors to bring awareness to ebook piracy. Arthur Japin, Alma Mathijsen, Francine Oomen, Ernest van der Kwast and Jessica Durlacher, steal an ice cream, a newspaper, a bottle of wine and a dog. Piracy in the Netherlands is a big deal. Dutch research firm GfK. has stated that 10% … [Read more...] about Dutch Authors Bring Awareness to eBook Piracy with New Short Film
Turns Out Piracy ISN’T Good for Authors…Or Readers
In what has to be the winner of the Captain Obvious Award, new voices are speaking out against rampant ebook piracy. Now, it's not as though anyone doesn't understand that piracy of copyrighted content is theft. In fact, that has been openly acknowledged for quite some time. No, in a shocking turn of events, authors have been told that piracy is not only a sign that they're … [Read more...] about Turns Out Piracy ISN’T Good for Authors…Or Readers
e-Book Piracy Suffers a Serious Blow
The founder of one of the world's largest Torrent sites has been arrested and it looks like only a matter of time before KickassTorrents is shuttered. This is a serious blow against people who pirate e-books. “Vaulin is charged with running today’s most visited illegal file-sharing website, responsible for unlawfully distributing well over $1 billion of copyrighted … [Read more...] about e-Book Piracy Suffers a Serious Blow
Should Indie Authors Give their Books Away for Free?
There are so many national and global debates that rage endlessly--marriage equality, gun control, and universal healthcare, to name only a few--that it almost seems cruel to diminish those issues with ones that strike a more personal note. But while the publishing industry continues to evolve at a historically unheard of pace, there are some issues that still divide authors … [Read more...] about Should Indie Authors Give their Books Away for Free?