3 Ways to Distinguish between Original and Pirated Books So You Don't Buy the Wrong One

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How to distinguish between original book and pirated books is actually not difficult. Talking about pirated books that are widely sold in the market is indeed a cause for concern for publishers and writers. Because the author does not get royalties from the sale, the publisher will also be harmed.

It is true that the people who suffer the most are the authors and publishers. It turns out that pirated books are selling well because buyers don't know which books are genuine, and which ones are pirated or fake. There are also buyers who already know these books are pirated, but still choose to buy the book for several reasons. There is a reason the price is cheaper, etc.

So, which reader are you? Who chooses pirated books or original books? On this occasion, I will review how to distinguish between original and pirated books, so that you will know that reading original books is very noble. Because we give appreciation and appreciation to the author.

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Of course, the author writing the book takes time, research, and often has to spend money. When their labor is hijacked and the writer gets nothing, don't we have too much heart for their hard work.

So, for those of you who want to buy the original book from now on? But it's hard to tell the difference, you can know the characteristics. Here are the characteristics.

1. Original book have a holograms than pirated books

Original books that are new and sold in stores usually have a hologram containing price and barcode information. This hologram is usually attached to the cover of the book, if there is no hologram it could be fake. However, this is only one factor.

2. Pirated books have cheaper prices than original book

The way to distinguish between original and pirated books can be seen in terms of price. In terms of price, it is clearly much cheaper than the original. Especially reference books and textbooks, especially if the books are translations from outside. Average books were expensive, and pirated books were definitely two or three times cheaper than the originals.

Because the price is cheaper, in terms of the quality of the writing and the quality of the paper to the cover, they are also different. Of course not as good as the original book. But from a glance from the cover, it will look exactly the same. In fact, there seems to be no difference at all. That's why many people who are not careful choose the wrong book that is pirated. It's a shame if it's a pirated book, but it's sold at the same price as the original book, that's really annoying.

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3.  The pirated book cover is not of good quality than original book

You can see how to distinguish between original and pirated books from the cover of the book. Because at first glance they look similar, you have to be careful and careful. On the cover of pirated books, less quality. Original books are printed with standardized materials, while pirated books only use materials below standard quality, resulting in a cover that looks different from the original book.

You may have seen a book on the cover, the writing is embossed right? Now, if it's a pirated book, the title of the book can't appear, because it's expensive to make a book title appear like that. Therefore, the hijackers choose plagiarism in moderation.

 

Those are tips on how to distinguish between original and pirated books which are actually trivial but important. From now on, try to buy the original book. Even though the price is higher, the quality and durability of the book will be maintained.