![]() When I first started publishing, I had no real clue how big the book piracy problem was becoming (and it's continued to grow since then the number of available torrents increases every day). "See! Piracy is a serious problem." - Penny Arcade. ![]() To be honest, I don't understand it either. ![]() My cats don't understand "Mommy can't feed you because people don't believe she should be compensated for her work." They also don't understand "People say they like the things I write, but they'd rather steal them than make sure I can keep writing." Mind you, this will eventually lead to my being unable to justify the time it takes me to write them, since an author who cannot make a living through writing must make a living through other means. Or, if you'd prefer, they can be illegally downloaded from the Internet. Please note the word "purchased." My books, which cost me time and sanity, and cost my publisher time and money, can be purchased from bookstores and online retailers everywhere. I have written books publishers have judged them commercially viable and worthy of publication my books can thus be purchased from bookstores and online retailers everywhere. I have worked a very long time to reach a place in my life where I could make that statement and not feel like a fake. I am about to preach to the choir, because I have no idea what else to do, and frankly, I am at a loss for other options.
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