tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post3897672420349577173..comments2023-11-17T01:32:25.790+00:00Comments on Aleksandr Voinov - Letters from the Front: The "citizen-journalist" and the e-book piracy fallacy (then turns into: patronage)Aleksandr Voinovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06583805228909693924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-15319396658531976882012-01-29T14:52:20.181+00:002012-01-29T14:52:20.181+00:00Aija - I do think that's absolutely fine, and ...Aija - I do think that's absolutely fine, and actually one of the cases where piracy doesn't hurt authors. People actually going out and buying things later. While it's not legal, I'd be okay with it personally. It's when people resell my books that I get really angry (plenty people on ebay selling ebooks that they burned on CD), or "sharing" my books with a few thousand of their "closest" friends.<br /><br />Anon - I agree. The piracy debate is huge and complex, and I've listened to both sides. Naturally, as a content creator hoping to draw income from writing, I'm leaning towards one end of the spectrum. Generally speaking, I have absolutely no issues with a friend handing over a copy of the PDF with "you gotta read this". That's no different to me than lending your hardcopy to a friend, or at least not *very* different. It's when people put them up on torrents and "free ebook" websites (which then make big moolah with advertising) that I get upset about it. It's just not very nice to read "I love Voinov's books, can you upload everything he's done this year?" And then see that request promptly fulfilled - and the compilation being downloaded like seven or eight hundred times. It's hard to feel "loved" when people share stuff I worked on pretty damned hard for months with a few thousand of their closest friends.Aleksandr Voinovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583805228909693924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-88530480805068245742012-01-29T13:13:46.107+00:002012-01-29T13:13:46.107+00:00I think there are multiple arguments in both direc...I think there are multiple arguments in both directions. I would never have heard of you if a friend hadn't said 'you have to read this' and sent me a pdf of Lion of Kent. Of course I'm immensely glad they did, and since then I've bought my own copy legally, because I like to support authors whose work i enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29109752791794032.post-81739117443381101412012-01-04T16:15:13.606+00:002012-01-04T16:15:13.606+00:00I'd buy your stuff even without the 'hot&#...I'd buy your stuff even without the 'hot'. :) A good story is a good story, thus worth paying for.<br /><br />I admit, I once downloaded books. My excuses? - didn't have money and didn't know better. Then, when I did have some $$, I bought the books I loved. Now I know better and don't download anymore - there's plenty of free stories for me to read (and books to win), and those that aren't - I buy.Aijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760974840817872830noreply@blogger.com