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April 2, 2004

Don't Steal This Book

By BURTON BOLLAG

Textbook piracy runs rampant in developing countries, costing publishers and authors millions of dollars

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Article: Publishers Battle Pirates in India With Little Success

Article: Staggering Losses in Latin America

Article: Textbook Pirates Find a Huge Market in China

Article: Cracking Down in TaiwanBy BURTON BOLLAG

In many classrooms around the world, students use textbooks published in the United States or Britain. That's good for

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Downloading Pirated Textbooks Becomes Commonplace on Campuses - September 19, 2008
Many Students Seek Pirated Textbooks Online - September 4, 2008
A Cat-and-Mouse Tale of Textbook Piracy Continues - September 4, 2008
On the Web, a Textbook Proliferation of Piracy - July 11, 2008
Textbook Piracy Grows Online, Prompting a Counterattack From Publishers - July 1, 2008

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