Seeing this from the Depp fan side of things, I personally do not feel that KLS would be losing any sales from them/us. Truth be told, I don't think most Depp fans even know about the book. I certainly don't see it being posted about or discussed very much. But if they *do* learn about the book, I'll bet as Gothick would that more fans would want to get the book to have a copy of those photos than would otherwise buy the book. Many Depp fans, especially those of us of a certain age, like to collect books and magazines that have cool Depp content. (True, some younger fans may not be as willing to buy what they can get for free, as they are more apt to have the internet mindset, but even there, there tends to be a huge temptation to own things like this).
The problem, of course, is the lack of giving proper credit to KLS or the book. From what I have seen, folks are just enjoying the photos without knowing or caring where they are from. I made mention of the book when I posted on the Depp forum that I belong to, but I didn't see it being discussed on the Johnny Depp Zone, for instance. That's a shame, because they would potentially be a new group of buyers, if they knew about the book. Perhaps someone will come up with that information in the future, and some will decide to purchase the book.
There will always be folks like Cousin Barnabas, who after seeing the photos, may decide to hold off in making a purchase. But I think that there are other fans, who will see the photos as a selling point. I must confess that I myself, while I was planning to purchase the book, had not really gotten around to doing so, and I wasn't really paying attention to when it'd be released. But after the photos I placed my order (albeit with Amazon, where I will get it later but cheaper
) In fact, there are book publishers that will allow a preview to be viewed on Amazon, because sometimes seeing a preview may *help* sales. At worst, as Gothick says, it's really no different than being in a book store or a library. But again, the proper credit is key, and I wish that could be rectified.