Online pirates pounce on new Potter book

[rpm]

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=501

 

[thisgeek]

I don't know what they're so worried about. True fans had it pre-ordered, or got it the day it was released, in any case.

I'm quite sure that a fan of the series would get legitimate copies anyway.

You'd probably find that the people who buy illicit copies or download the ebook versions are merely curious at this point, and don't want to spend a whole buttwad of cash on something they might not like.

 

[arni1954]

This is anther example for the need for change for the business models of publishing .
Using the same models as 200 years ago and trying to enforce them by law is going to bring the industry to it's knees . The industry is fighting a losing battle.

 

[bb_matt]

This is anther example for the need for change for the business models of publishing .
Using the same models as 200 years ago and trying to enforce them by law is going to bring the industry to it's knees . The industry is fighting a losing battle.

Interesting, but in terms of using this pirated copy to actually read, hmmm, seems a bit daft.

It really is a pointless exercise, lets do the math :-

It's very difficult to read an entire book on a computer, I'm sure people do, but it's uncomfortable - it's not like you can curl up on a chair or in bed with a laptop or PC for a good read over a biscuit or some chocolate. You can't exactly get the book like that for present for someone, either !

Assuming you want to print it out, there's costs involved. You will use about 300 sheets of paper - say R5. If your printing on an Ink Jet printer, you'll be using R40 worth of ink.

Then you'll have an oversized document which is unbound.
Assuming you put it in a file of some type, or clip it, that's another R15 for the file.

Alternatively, you can get really technical about it and spend time trying to bind it into a book format = a huge waste of time.

If you choose to print it out it's going to cost you half the price of buying the book for a terrible quality copy, with questionable OCR scanning quality.

IOW, it's a pointless exercise and for the most part, is just a "l33t trading thing" which will have no repercussions in the publishing world, aside from the usual stupid twats jumping on the anti-piracy bandwagon.

 

[Page]

I downloaded the pirated book on PDF. Heck I'm not ashamed to admit it. But I'm 100% commited to getting the actual book.
Point is, I first started with HP due to pirated eBooks, and now I buy the originals.
If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't have been interested...

 

[arni1954]

You don't have to print it . You can download the audio version.

 

[bb_matt]

You don't have to print it . You can download the audio version.

That just destroys the entire fun of a book in the first place, for me anyway.

I HATE audio books.

 

[fergus]

Dumbledorf dies at the end.

 

[guest2013-1]

dumbledorf didn't die you fag

 

[fergus]

Yes he did.

The gory details!

 

[Kei]

hahahahahahahahaha

 

[guest2013-1]

noooo, he's coming back to life in the next book Click here!

 

[fergus]

That is so LOTR its not funny.

 

[bb_matt]

rofl @ noone

all this hairy pothead stuff is making my head spin.