Why pay when it's available for fre?

We still hear cries that online piracy will kill creative output. Yet, even with plenty of sites offering pirated copies, Potter sells millions of books.

Today's lesson might be.. giveaways might actually help INCREASE sales

Blair said he has sent out more than 100 cease and desist letters to Web sites in countries including the United States - home to the most offenders - the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Poland, China, Spain and Brazil. He also has sent more than 100 notices to eBay to terminate auctions of the pirated book.

Newsday.com: Harry Potter and the online pirates