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Yeah. It's sad that this author cant sell more books, but the people who download books are not the same people who buy books- it's the same as with people who

Yeah. It's sad that this author cant sell more books, but the people who download books are not the same people who buy books- it's the same as with people who download movies. It's hoarding plain and simple. I would seriously suggest that the author have a look at Cory Doctorow's work. Right on his home page, you can download his books in any free, non drm format you like. Yet he seems to do quite well selling his books too. Heck, if your book is out of print and still getting 800+ downloads a week, I'd contact the download site and tell them you'd bless the download if they put a donate link in the book or on the download page. What have you got to lose? Or, you could always sue your customers, that's worked well for the RIAA.

foljs 16y ago
> I would seriously suggest that the author have a look at Cory Doctorow's work. Right on his home page, you can download his books in any free, non drm format you like. Yet he seems to do quite well selling his books too. Yes, but he is also a popular figure known before the times of mass ebook piracy, and connected to one of the most popular blogs on the internet. How does this work for the average writer? I remember Stephen King doing an experiment with free online content that ended horribly.
bugsy 16y ago
That's a pretty good suggestion. The 800 downloads won't go away. If she offers the book for download at her personal site, she can have a forum there for fans to talk and give feedback. That would give a better idea of the real interest in the book and she'd have control over it and better good will from readers.