Digital Book Theft Takes Over Publishing World

It is a well-known fact that the music and movie industry faces plagues because of digital piracy. From the time that the MP3s were launched, it has been quite easy to get music by just going online and downloading it without paying a penny for it.

Whether it’s through a file sharing platform or a torrent website, the activity of those who choose to obtain their music free hurts the sales of many artists. The same thing has afflicted many in the movie industry, as movie pirates record movies before choosing to upload them to file sharing platforms.

Most recently, it seems like this problem has spread to yet another medium. All of a sudden, e-books are now being shared via this means and it seems that the issue may be growing.

As books take on digital form, one can easily access these books by visiting a torrent or file sharing site, illegally downloading these works free of charge.

Much of this can be attributed to the popularity of the Kindle and tablet PCs which enable the proliferation of the books by digital means.

This could potentially be a sharp blow to the publishing industry, and people should really consider their actions before taking part in such illegal activity.

Think about it this way – if this industry is dealt a big blow and the writers who do all the researching and writing expecting good sales in the end do not get them, then the world might have a lot less of good quality writing.

I think that just about everyone would agree that we’d be worse off for that, so the best course of action that one can take is to refrain from doing such things if they’re currently doing them.

Since sales of e-books were above $37 million during the second quarter of 2009, it seems like this is an issue that regulators will be forced to grasp as the use of e-books continues to grow.

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