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Piracy

More Than One Million Pages Link To Pirated eBooks: Attributor

By Dianna Dilworth on May 26, 2011 3:45 PM

Digital book piracy is on the rise, according to technology firm Attributor. According to the firm’s Q211 report, digital piracy costing publishers an estimate $3 billion loss in revenue globally.

The report found that more than one million web pages link to pirated book content.

What are pirates reading? According to the report, as of May 12, 2011, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, rated 4th on the New York Times bestseller list, was the most pirated eBook.

 

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