The New York Times > Technology > Pogues Posts > The Problem With Digital Versions of My Books: “The truth is, I try to avoid making electronic versions because they are instantly, and I mean INSTANTLY, pirated. On the warez (pirated software) Web sites, you can find every book Ive ever released in electronic form.”
Aw… I bet it really hurt his print sales.
NOT.
Piracy is progressive taxation, David. It’s marketing, baby. Accept the new readers, and their money, and be happy.
Or not. The more you shoot yourself in the foot because you don’t understand the realities of the internet, the more opportunity there is for other writers.
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