Older women are taking to digital piracy as never before as a result of e-reader and tablet ownership, according to new figures.
By Christopher Williams, Technolgy Correspondent 1:44PM BST 17 May 2011
One in eight women over 35 who own such devices admit to having downloaded an unlicensed e-book.
That compares to just one in 20 women over 35 who admit to having engaged in digital music piracy.
News that a group formerly unwilling to infringe copyright are changing their behaviour as e-books take off will worry publishing executives, who fear they could suffer similar a similar fate to the record labels that have struggled to replace lost physical sales.
The picture across the entire e-reader and tablet markets is even more troubling for the publishing industry. Some 29 per cent of e-reader owners of both genders and all ages admit piracy. For tablets the figure rises to 36 per cent.
The findings are part of the Digital Entertainment Survey, an annual assessment of consumer behaviour online by the law firm Wiggin. CLICK HERE to read from the source.
By Christopher Williams, Technolgy Correspondent 1:44PM BST 17 May 2011
One in eight women over 35 who own such devices admit to having downloaded an unlicensed e-book.
That compares to just one in 20 women over 35 who admit to having engaged in digital music piracy.
News that a group formerly unwilling to infringe copyright are changing their behaviour as e-books take off will worry publishing executives, who fear they could suffer similar a similar fate to the record labels that have struggled to replace lost physical sales.
The picture across the entire e-reader and tablet markets is even more troubling for the publishing industry. Some 29 per cent of e-reader owners of both genders and all ages admit piracy. For tablets the figure rises to 36 per cent.
The findings are part of the Digital Entertainment Survey, an annual assessment of consumer behaviour online by the law firm Wiggin. CLICK HERE to read from the source.
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