Pirated e-books, available for free downloaded, have started to worry regarding adversely disturbing profits of makers like Amazon, which produces Kindle.
Booker Prize Winner Warns That E-Books Threaten Livelihoods Of Aspiring Writers
A Booker Prize winning author has claimed that e-books are threatening the future of English literature because aspiring writers will not be paid enough to make a living.
A Booker Prize winning author has claimed that e-books are threatening the future of English literature because aspiring writers will not be paid enough to make a living.
"With a Kindle there is pretty much no protection against pirated books. There are programs which can simply convert any piece of text into the proper format and it will show on your Kindle as if you had bought it!" one of the pirate websites said.
It is estimated that up to 20 per cent of e-book downloads are from pirate sites.
Booksellers Facing Problems from Digital Technologies
Booksellers face a greater struggle as the sale of electronic books and Internet sales are on rise.
Booksellers face a greater struggle as the sale of electronic books and Internet sales are on rise.
They have asked Google to demote pirate websites to make certain they do not appear at the top of web searches for consumers looking to find free e-books.
Advertisement
E-Textbooks Will Be Mainstream Within Three Years!
Students in Australia may soon be leaving their school bags behind as the e-book industry claims to include almost all books in light, hand-held portable devices within the next three years.
Students in Australia may soon be leaving their school bags behind as the e-book industry claims to include almost all books in light, hand-held portable devices within the next three years.
Source-ANI
E-Books Make Our Brains Lazy, Says New Research
Readers using electronic books like the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader are less likely to remember what they have read because the devices are so easy on the eyes
Readers using electronic books like the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader are less likely to remember what they have read because the devices are so easy on the eyes
