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As I indicated, I think a comparison needs to be made against a famous and/or large-selling author, to get anything significant from this.
More might be gleaned from an examination of why these particular titles have been Darknetted. It might have a bearing on the attitude of Pirates that post the material, and why there seems to be the apparent level of disrespect that prompted them to post the material. So, in the interest of disclosure: The two Darknetted titles are Sol and Midgard's Militia (and we'll see what this disclosure does to sales, down the line!).
The obvious similarity between the two is that they are both soft SF, one a "Star Wars"-level story, the other a pulp hero story. Both feature characters with special powers/abilities. Both have aliens, and in both, the aliens are antagonists, but in Sol, aliens are also protagonists. Both stories have sexual elements, steamy at times but nothing X-rated.
They were released about 2 months apart (one novel, Evoguía, came out between them). Both are priced the same, the standard $2.50 that all other SJB books share.
Does anyone see anything significant to the situation here?
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