Book piracy is tangibly hitting the publishing industry, leading to a serious drop in sales from publishing houses and book distributors. The value of the authors’ hard work is also at stake as financial shortfalls result in lower royalties paid to writers
As opposed to copyright owners in entertainment and sports, the publishing industry is not only facing the problem of rampant piracy and copyright violations against ebooks and magazines, but also the surge in the distribution of illegally published physical books.