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Originally Posted by lepton3
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For specialized subjects appealing to limited audiences, I think you won't recover your effort of creation without pricing it at a point where many will just pirate it rather than pay.
I've heard of a number of authors of technical books stating they are giving up writing as there is not sufficient return. It's a real shame.
-Ivan
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It is just a market, nothing more or less.
The audience is very small, and because of that financial benefit is unlikely or even impossible in such circumstances..
Personally, I believe that generally the pirating does not affect the final financial result much - if someone doesn't want to pay for something, he/she wont pay and that's it. But if something is offered or "offered" for free, at least there is a chance the word and knowledge is spread a bit further.. and this could also be considered as a positive outcome, right? (and, who can tell the downloaded material is used at all, especially for commercial purposes?)
Having said all that, I am not advocating for illegal downloads.. I am just trying to offer the plausible explanation for the observed facts (illegal downloading).