Yesterday the file sharing news site FreakBits posted a list of “The 10 Most Pirated eBooks of 2009,” one of the first glimpses into the surreal, evolving world of e-book piracy.
The top four books are an eclectic mix, to say the least. First is “Kamasutra,” then “Adobe Photoshop Secrets,” “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Amazing Sex,” and “The Lost Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci.” According to the article, all the titles on the list were downloaded between 100,000 and 250,000 times–numbers large enough to worry publishers.
Here’s more from the article: “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. In fact, most books that are downloaded on BitTorrent fall into the nerdy niche, are porn related–or both.” (Via Don Linn)