tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156209923311553716.post2103781384006339660..comments2023-09-08T08:20:12.018-04:00Comments on The Lyons' Den UPDATED: pirates sinking to a new lowBrennaLyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17399508130752035374noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8156209923311553716.post-41592302764458782482010-01-13T10:33:31.657-05:002010-01-13T10:33:31.657-05:00At least we have to admit that e-book thieves are ...At least we have to admit that e-book thieves are equal opportunity offenders.<br /><br />The pirate sites have almost every author's ebooks, from President Obama's two inspiring, non-fiction works, through bestsellling fiction authors such as J R Rowling, to the lowliest self published debut author.<br /><br />One recent survey found that more than 28 percent of e-reader owners have used unregulated file-sharing services to download at least one e-book within the last twelve months, and 6 percent have used such services to download ten or more titles during this interval. <br /><br />One survey also suggests that e-book "sharing" is concentrated disproportionately among males aged 18-34. <br /><br />What are these 18 - 34 year old males reading?<br /><br />What might be the social engineering implications of material that is freely disseminated?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533971916743511173noreply@blogger.com