The 10 Most Pirated eBooks of 2009

yagiz · 09-02-2009, 07:18 AM

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Here’s an overview of the 10 most downloaded books on BitTorrent this year. 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.

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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

http://freakbits.com/the-10-most-pir...s-of-2009-0831

klikklak · 09-02-2009, 07:23 AM

Wow, that list is really sad.

doreenjoy · 09-02-2009, 07:38 AM

What a strange list. I'm at a loss.

sianon · 09-02-2009, 07:41 AM

Harry Potter does not appear there at all. But yes, I agree it is a very very sad list and says little for pirates sense of taste.

Slite · 09-02-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by doreenjoy

What a strange list. I'm at a loss.

Isn't it though? Amazing to see that the only "Bestseller" on there is the Twilight series. And to find "The complete Idiots guide to sex" the third most downloaded book makes you seriously wonder about the state of humanity.

But then, you just have to go into Smashwords and look at the top 100 there.... 90% or so is "Erotic novels"

Slite · 09-02-2009, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by sianon

Harry Potter does not appear there at all. But yes, I agree it is a very very sad list and says little for pirates sense of taste.

Has nothing to do with pirates or piracy, as I wrote earlier, check out smashwords top 100 ...

HarryT · 09-02-2009, 07:48 AM

Forgive me for asking, but how do you know that these books are "Pirated"? There are innumerable public domain versions of the "Kama Sutra".

Abecedary · 09-02-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

Has nothing to do with pirates or piracy, as I wrote earlier, check out smashwords top 100 ...

That Smashwords Style Guide must be filled with some pretty filthy stuff...

sassanik · 09-02-2009, 07:49 AM

Perhaps we should take the list as a good sign that people who are reading ebooks are buying them not pirating them. Good argument for reducing DRM restrictions?

Though I must admit I am surprised that Harry Potter is not on the list.

Amy

Andanzas · 09-02-2009, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Forgive me for asking, but how do you know that these books are "Pirated"? There are innumerable public domain versions of the "Kama Sutra".

It must be an illustrated version.

HarryT · 09-02-2009, 07:55 AM

There are lots of free illustrated versions. Do a Google search for "kama sutra illustrated".

acidzebra · 09-02-2009, 08:38 AM

Did they examine one torrent site and make this rather odd list? Or is this representative for all ebook traffic on bittorrent everywhere? (I sincerely doubt it)

What of the other illicit channels, like newsgroups (alt.binaries.ebooks and related), and other p2p software/protocols?

Slite · 09-02-2009, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by acidzebra

Did they examine one torrent site and make this rather odd list? Or is this representative for all ebook traffic on bittorrent everywhere? (I sincerely doubt it)

What of the other illicit channels, like newsgroups (alt.binaries.ebooks and related), and other p2p software/protocols?

Nah, is just from one tracker, so it isn't really representative.

dadioflex · 09-02-2009, 09:34 AM

Edit.

JSWolf · 09-02-2009, 09:41 AM

A lot of people download eBooks via bittorrent and don't ever read them.

09-02-2009, 07:49 AM	#9
sassanik Guru Posts: 774 Karma: 1211741 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	best sellers Perhaps we should take the list as a good sign that people who are reading ebooks are buying them not pirating them. Good argument for reducing DRM restrictions? Though I must admit I am surprised that Harry Potter is not on the list. Amy

09-02-2009, 09:34 AM	#14
dadioflex Dyslexic Count Posts: 526 Karma: 5041991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Palm TX, Advent Vega, iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle	Edit. Last edited by dadioflex; 12-15-2010 at 08:04 PM.

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klikklak Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 124 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: helsinki Device: nokia 770, PRS-500	Wow, that list is really sad.

09-02-2009, 07:38 AM	#3
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	What a strange list. I'm at a loss.

09-02-2009, 07:41 AM	#4
sianon Addict Posts: 352 Karma: 572 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne Device: Sony 500, Bebook, Kindle, Eco reader Drs and soon the Archos 9	Harry Potter does not appear there at all. But yes, I agree it is a very very sad list and says little for pirates sense of taste.

09-02-2009, 07:48 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Forgive me for asking, but how do you know that these books are "Pirated"? There are innumerable public domain versions of the "Kama Sutra".

09-02-2009, 07:55 AM	#11
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	There are lots of free illustrated versions. Do a Google search for "kama sutra illustrated".

09-02-2009, 08:38 AM	#12
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	Did they examine one torrent site and make this rather odd list? Or is this representative for all ebook traffic on bittorrent everywhere? (I sincerely doubt it) What of the other illicit channels, like newsgroups (alt.binaries.ebooks and related), and other p2p software/protocols?

09-02-2009, 09:41 AM	#15
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,491 Karma: 136564766 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	A lot of people download eBooks via bittorrent and don't ever read them.

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