Downloading of pirated versions of bestselling paperback books surged immediately after Apple’s iPad went on sale, according to a blog that covers online file sharing.
Six of the top 10 Amazon sellers were available on BitTorrent, according to the TorrentFreak blog. The blog tracked the number of downloads for several days before and after iPad’s launch. The frequency of pirated downloads grew an average of 78 percent, with all of the sample books being downloaded more frequently after the IPad launch.
For example, downloads of ‘Freakonomics’ increased 104 percent, going from 187 to 381 downloads.
eBook piracy spiked after iPad launch: TorrentFreak
Six of the top 10 Amazon sellers were available on BitTorrent, according to the TorrentFreak blog. The blog tracked the number of downloads for several days before and after iPad’s launch. The frequency of pirated downloads grew an average of 78 percent, with all of the sample books being downloaded more frequently after the IPad launch.
For example, downloads of ‘Freakonomics’ increased 104 percent, going from 187 to 381 downloads.
via eBook Piracy ‘Surges’ After iPad Launch | TorrentFreak.
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