Author pirates his own books, gets thousands of new readers

[Demigod]

It's nice to see piracy portrayed in a more positive light but I do see Diiyad's point. The people who paid for the book beforehand might feel ripped off. Perhaps a better option would be to offer the book for free and then put out the physical copies in stores. That way, people can buy the book in order to support the author.

[jokzor]

It's nice to see piracy portrayed in a more positive light but I do see Diiyad's point. The people who paid for the book beforehand might feel ripped off. Perhaps a better option would be to offer the book for free and then put out the physical copies in stores. That way, people can buy the book in order to support the author.

well said, but try to understand, even now people with good filesharing knowledge buy things they could get for free and earlier than rushing to the stores don't they? they buy because they care and wish to support, so why would they feel ripped off if it was free later?

[1000possibleclaws]

I borrow or buy (mostly borrow) books because i enjoy it more in its hardcopy then staring at a computer screen. But jokzor, some people obviously do feel ripped off about this guy giving away his books online, or else they wouldn't have posted that way here. try and see others perspectives instead of pushing yours on everybody else. Your posts in this thread alone all seem to come off with you thinking you're more 'right' and important then everyones else is. in reality you're just coming off as stuck up and not likeable, at least to me

demigods suggestion is the most logical, but i'd say if you want to do something good for everyone, release them both at the same time, for people who would rather have the hardcopy. This guy torrented his books as some kind of publicity stunt, much like radiohead's In Rainbows, which was offered for free, but not at an optimal bitrate. He isn't some kind of hero in the p2p world, just a businessman

[jokzor]

if they emanate that maybe they are right

[1000possibleclaws]

if they emanate that maybe they are right

this isn't a 'right or wrong' subject you fucking idiot.


how old are you, 8?

[artsluver]

My wife, a huge fan of Paulo, told me about this several months ago, and she still buys his books, like most things, if you love it you will support the artist, and if you just want to see it or listen to it a few times you won't.

He also wanted to pirate his books for another reason... in some countries, some of the publishers that bought the printing right for his books (not from him but from the company that has the world rights and sold individual country rights), would not agree to his requests on pricing, and priced the books way too high for the cost of living in those countries, especially in 2nd and 3rd world countries, so he wanted those people especially to be able to get his books for free.

He really is an interesting character, a real forward thinker.

Cheers!