> If you don't already have a huge name, making people even aware a book exists is HARD. The reason why Cory Doctorow gives/gave away his books for free (earli

> If you don't already have a huge name, making people even aware a book exists is HARD. The reason why Cory Doctorow gives/gave away his books for free (earlier in his career?) is because obscurity is a bigger problem than piracy for most authors. If people are pirating your books that's a "good" problem to have because people are actually aware of you and your work.