Piracy

[oomocks]

Thanks Ox. The site was located in Poland, but I used this place:

http://www.whoishostingthis.com

to track down who was hosting the site and tracked them to a company in Northumberland. I've emailed them the relevant info, so hopefully they'll have it taken down soon. My publisher was useless and could offer no words of wisdom other than, 'yes piracy is a big problem these days.'

Cheers for the support on this everyone. And if any regular users of the forum want to check out either of my books I'll email you the Mobi versions free for the next couple of days. Contact me on the email below with who you are and I'll send them to you. I probably won't be around for a while from Tuesday, but am happy to give you guys copies beforehand. Just, you know, please don't send them on again

author.r.d.ronald@googlemail.com

[Darkflame]

I think this is why a lot of piracy happens too; Its not that people wont value it for X price or that they want everything for free - its that they dont know if they want it to start with.
No amount of y and price-discounts will fix that I think.

Gee, that makes it all right then.
Does it really matter what self-justification they use? It doesn't excuse their behaviour.

Well, just to be clear and totally frank, theres hundreds of pounds worth of comic books on the shelf behind me - none of which would have been purchased if I didn't pirate some first.
The issue isnt nearly as simplistic as you seem to think it is. All those authors got my cash because trying was zero risk.

I "self-justify" it as simply I should pay for anything I enjoy and keep reading. Which I try to do. Probably still owe a hundred or so more, but I am waiting for compilations of some stuff and I haven't been able to track down others.*

Its certainly not right some people might consume without paying back. No question of that.
But its also not right to pay for some stuff...with both in money and time....and you might get nothing from it. So most people don't. Thats why piracy and bundles work; very little risk.

I'd much rather live in a world where I pay double or triple for what I enjoy, and nothing for that which I dont. Authors that are rewarded based on post-read satisfaction, not per-reading adverts and hype.
Sadly, thats impossible.


*If anyones got Dan Slotts She-Hulk volume 2 let me know.

[Little stoned kiwi]

That model is akin to an honesty box at a road-side stand, only people take the produce home and perhaps pay for it another day if they felt they enjoyed it.
Yeah, that'll work.

We are heading down the path where pay-walled products are becoming more entrenched by the larger publishers who can afford DRM development, tie products to platforms/individuals, and charge whatever they feel like with a small portion going to the actual creator. Everything else is only done for fun, or as advertising for a sideline enterprise.
There's a whole internet of content available that the creators want you to have, I will never understand why people are so fixated on taking content the creators (or the publishers who pay them) don't. The calls for the various industries to change their methods of production and distribution are hollow when pirates are people who refuse to change their consumption habits.

[Governmentyard]

Been out for a while now mate. I wasn't intending this as a promo post but here's the Amazon link.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Zombie-Room ... 184&sr=8-2

Bought. On condition that when you're rich and famous and I finally get something finished (or, you know, started) you force Penguin or someone to sign me up. As for piracy, I suppose the only solution is to sell so many copies it doesn't matter.

Looking at the synopsis though, I wonder if I want to know how you did your research!

[oomocks]

Thanks man. If I ever make the big stage I plan on bringing as many along as I can. Would also like to reiterate to Yak yakers that I'm happy to send out the ebook version free for the next few days for those interested. All new reviews on Amazon and Goodreads and stuff most appreciated

Just email my address above and I'll send them both by return.