On social networks, authors such as Ana Barbara Pedrosa, Filipa Martins, Hugo Gonçalves, Miguel d’Alte and Tania Gagno, among many others, shared a video in which they mentioned the titles of their works illegally distributed in “hundreds of groups” such as like Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, “where “e-books” are distributed freely.”
In a joint post Tuesday, the writers acknowledged that “there are several reasons” for people to turn to these groups and that “the price of books may seem prohibitive,” but they explained that piracy would only make the situation “worse” even further. ” limited and stagnant,” so they are “committed to discussing ways” to make literature accessible to everyone.
The text also draws attention to the fact that pirated copies also affect the lifespan of books in bookstores, as the average sales are around 250 copies, while in online applications, countless copies of pirated books circulate among thousands of users.
A 2012 study by the University Institute of Lisbon, commissioned by APEL, found that total losses (across the entire publishing sector and bookstores) exceeded €115 million per year. Today the cost will be much higher.
Author: Sonia Diaz
Source: CM Jornal
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