Most people are aware that due to digital piracy, the movie and music worlds are faced with problems. Since the MP3s have been around, it is very easy to get a lot of music just by downloading it free of charge.

Whether it's through a file sharing platform or a torrent website, the activity of those who choose to obtain their music free hurts the sales of many artists. The same thing has afflicted many in the movie industry, as movie pirates record movies before choosing to upload them to file sharing platforms.

Most recently, it seems like this problem has spread to yet another medium. All of a sudden, e-books are now being shared via this means and it seems that the issue may be growing.

So many books are being put in digital form and it is quite easy to get them by going to a torrent or file sharing site and downloading them illegally without paying anything.

Much of this can be attributed to the popularity of the Kindle and tablet PCs which enable the proliferation of the books by digital means.

The publishing industry could be dealt a pretty bad blow by this activity; thus, folks should definitely stop and think about how illegal this is and what could happen.

Think about it this way - if this industry is dealt a big blow and the writers who do all the researching and writing expecting good sales in the end do not get them, then the world might have a lot less of good quality writing.

It is my belief that almost all of us do realize that we would surely be in a bad position if that should occur, so the best thing to do is to stop this illegal activity if you are doing it.

The sales of e-books skyrocketed above $37 million in the second quarter of 2009, which ultimately means that the regulators are going to be forced to deal with this issue since the use of e-books will likely keep growing.