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… such as watching TV, listening to music or reading ebooks. Despite the piracy crisis complained about by the entertainment … is a modest 5% of respondents. Just 4% said they obtain eBooks unlawfully. Zooming in on the various age categories shows that … file-sharing habit, 29% said they would download more eBooks and 28% said they would download more games and software in the next 12 …
… to the closure of Library.nu, a site dedicated to indexing ebooks. Indeed, whenever the anti-piracy drum has needed beating in Ireland, …
… one which is in dire need of such a standard. Currently, ebooks are often protected with DRM, which has become famous for causing problems for the customers who pay for those ebooks. Actor, writer and the recent hero to a Hobbit themed pub, Stephen …
… a couple problems,” he noted. As is often the case with eBooks, quality was poor, resulting in a lot of time spent copy-editing. …
… a platform designed to get digital content (including eBooks) onto mobile phones and devices. Considering the reputation of the … piracy,” he says. “In order to be successful, legal ebooks need to bring more value to the consumer than pirated ones and we can …
… ordered by a court to install a filter to keep certain ebooks off its servers, RapidShare was hit with a fine of 150,000 euros for …
… magazines), with 662,228 seeders and 172,811 leechers. Ebooks are followed by audio books, with 81,841 torrent files and comics with …
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