Saturday 5 March 2011

Free trade





This is a pirated copy from Peru of Issue 109 of Granta magazine, which itself features an essay about book pirating in Peru. Note the lines of the edges of the pages visible from scanning and reproducing on a low quality laser printer. Book piracy is a major business in Peru, with vendors acting freely and openly and many writers considering being pirated the equivalent of making the bestsellers charts. An interesting thing to consider on the day the UK celebrates World Book Night by handing out hundreds of thousands of books for free...

1 comment:

Dulcie said...

Looks like a really cool little publication! :) I can't wait to see it xxx