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<blockquote data-quote="JRRNeiklot" data-source="post: 4749604" data-attributes="member: 717"><p>Even if 10:1 is a reasonable estimate, it does not equate to 10:1 lost sales. People download pdfs for a few reasons:</p><p></p><p>1: They already own a hard copy and want a searchable copy, or to print out maps, handouts, etc.</p><p></p><p>2: They want to check out the product before they buy it, like test driving a car. If the product is worthwhile, they buy it, if not, they don't, and either delete it or it sits inert on their hard drive. The only bitch the company can have here is that they can't fleece people into buying an inferior product if they can check it out before hand at their lesiure, and not just 5 minutes at the store.</p><p></p><p>3: They are completist and would like to own every product a company produces IF it's free. They would never bother buying it, but a free download? Why not?</p><p></p><p>I don't believe there's a single person out there who ACTUALLY INTENDED on buying an rpg book, but decided to download a pirated version instead. In addition to, or an evaluation copy, maybe.</p><p></p><p>If anything piracy does nothing but INCREASE sales. Player A downloads a copy, decides it's pretty neat, buys the book. Before you now it, his entire gaming group has bought the core book and several supplements - books they may have never even HEARD of had not one person downloaded an illegal copy.</p><p></p><p>Wizards just doesn't get it, they are too much inclined to blame others on their shortcomings.</p><p></p><p>Some people DO get it.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.baen.com/library/" target="_blank">Baen Free Library</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.baen.com/library/defaultTitles.htm" target="_blank">Baen Free Library</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.baen.com/library/palaver11.htm" target="_blank">http://www.baen.com/library/palaver11.htm</a></p><p></p><p>The idea that WOTC did this to combat piracy is laughable.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I'm not condoning piracy, it's still illegal, but a loss of revenue, it's anything but.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JRRNeiklot, post: 4749604, member: 717"] Even if 10:1 is a reasonable estimate, it does not equate to 10:1 lost sales. People download pdfs for a few reasons: 1: They already own a hard copy and want a searchable copy, or to print out maps, handouts, etc. 2: They want to check out the product before they buy it, like test driving a car. If the product is worthwhile, they buy it, if not, they don't, and either delete it or it sits inert on their hard drive. The only bitch the company can have here is that they can't fleece people into buying an inferior product if they can check it out before hand at their lesiure, and not just 5 minutes at the store. 3: They are completist and would like to own every product a company produces IF it's free. They would never bother buying it, but a free download? Why not? I don't believe there's a single person out there who ACTUALLY INTENDED on buying an rpg book, but decided to download a pirated version instead. In addition to, or an evaluation copy, maybe. If anything piracy does nothing but INCREASE sales. Player A downloads a copy, decides it's pretty neat, buys the book. Before you now it, his entire gaming group has bought the core book and several supplements - books they may have never even HEARD of had not one person downloaded an illegal copy. Wizards just doesn't get it, they are too much inclined to blame others on their shortcomings. Some people DO get it. [url=http://www.baen.com/library/]Baen Free Library[/url] [url=http://www.baen.com/library/defaultTitles.htm]Baen Free Library[/url] [url]http://www.baen.com/library/palaver11.htm[/url] The idea that WOTC did this to combat piracy is laughable. Edit: I'm not condoning piracy, it's still illegal, but a loss of revenue, it's anything but. [/QUOTE]
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