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Originally Posted by darryl
So you think it is clear that posting a fake pdf online resulted in increased print sales?
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#127 says it was dozens. There's little in #127 I liked, but that much was OK.
Maggie Stiefvater says "dozens and dozens and dozens," which I admit lacks the scientific rigor of giving an actual number.
As to whether inserting bad copies into the pirate ecosystem caused the sellout, I don't know for absolute total certainty. That's why I called for a large scale test. But no one here has shown me something on the order of, say, adoption by Oprah's Book Club on the exact same day, that could as plausibly explain what happened as the piracy deterrence hypothesis.
Finding a way to deter piracy without jail or fines is simply wonderful. She should get an award for innovation in humane law enforcement.