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Originally Posted by Hadrien
Not really official ?
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It had to be unofficial.
His publisher must have had a fit when he discovered the site.
It might seem strange, but even if he really DID write the books, he ... aehm ... "pirated" them by giving them away.
How can you pirate *YOUR OWN* book? The very book you own the copyright on?
Simple and easy.
Step 1.
Write a book.
Step 2.
Sign a deal with publisher for publishing your books and get the money.
Step 3.
Give away the book you received the money for from your publisher.
Step 4.
Your publisher is ... displeased
In this particular case:
Step 5.
Your "piracy" has generated a lot of interest in you, so people that wouldn't notice you otherwise suddenly find out they like your books. So the sales of your [paper] books [sold by your publisher] steeply rise.
Step 6.
Everyone is happy
The author
The pirate
The publisher
and, last but not least The readers.
See?
He even got nice free advertisement here on Mobileread and even on Slashdot.
