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Most Pirated eBooks

GalleyCat notes that "Yesterday the file sharing news site FreakBits posted a list of "The 10 Most Pirated eBooks of 2009," one of the first glimpses into the surreal, evolving world of e-book piracy."

So I ask my library land friends:

How many of these books are on your shelves?
If you do have it, has it been stolen?
Does the hard copy circulate well?
Do you have the eBook to borrow?
Hmmm, would this make a good Library Card Month display?

1. Kamasutra
2. Adobe Photoshop Secrets
3. The Complete Idiot?s Guide to Amazing Sex
4. The Lost Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
5. Solar House ? A Guide for the Solar Designer
6. Before Pornography ? Erotic Writing In Early Modern England
7. Twilight ? Complete Series
8. How To Get Anyone To Say YES ? The Science Of Influence
9. Nude Photography ? The Art And The Craft
10. Fix It ? How To Do All Those Little Repair Jobs Around The Home

Apparently all the titles on the list were downloaded between 100,000 and 250,000 times. These are numbers large enough to worry publishers but note that the titles are usal not somthing yu see on the front of the store displays and ends of aisles.

The article notes: "The list shows us that illicit book downloads are not yet threatening the best selling authors you'll find in the New York Times list. In fact, most books that are downloaded on BitTorrent fall into the nerdy niche, are porn related--or both."

Thanks to GalleyCat for pointng to this one.

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on September 01, 2009 (boomark / email).