Neat stuff!
“Paulo Coelho, the best-selling author of “The Alchemist”, is using BitTorrent and other filesharing networks as a way to promote his books. His publishers weren’t too keen on giving away free copies of his books, so he’s taken matters into his own hands. He’s convinced — and rightly so — that letting people download free copies of his books helps sales.”
Full post at TorrentFreak.

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One response to “Alchemist author increases sales by pirating his own book”
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