As of July 2009, book piracy on e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle has not caused a large impact on sales. This comes from an Associated Press report that states, “Piracy has been one concern for rights holders, although illegal works have yet to have a measurable impact on sales.”
Tag: Book Piracy
Information and data on the book piracy market. Provides country breakdowns on pirated books.
Pirated Copies of Textbooks Found on Across Internet
In one month, textbook publisher John Wiley & Sons sent 5,000 notices to various websites asking them to take down pirated copies of their books from the site.
2008 Book Piracy losses by Country
2008 Book piracy statistics by country. Pirated book losses by country.
Internet piracy losses in the UK
Internet piracy in the United Kingdom is responsible for half of all Internet traffic in the country. 7 million people are estimated to access illegal downloads each year. The piracy of movies, music, books, software and video games is valued at $19 Billion (12 Billion British Pounds).
Losses to Book Industry in Myanmar
Book piracy in Burma causes the book industry in the country to lose $4 Million a year.
Book Piracy Market Value: $600 Million
US Book Publishers lost an estimated $600 million to book piracy in 2006.
Piracy in Russia in 2007
Piracy in Russia in 2007 caused losses in excess of $1.4 Billion for US copyright industries, such as movies, music and books.
Piracy losses in Pakistan
Book piracy, movie piracy, software piracy and music piracy caused a total loss of $156 Million in Pakistan in 2007.
Pirated books in Nepal
Pirated books account for up to 30 percent of space in most bookstores in the capital city of Kathmandu.
Losses From Pirated Books in 1985
In 1985, the estimated losses from pirated books around the world was $1 Million.