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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Dozens? That doesn't sound like many to me.
In all honesty, this whole blog post sounds like nothing more than a marketing scheme to draw attention to herself.
How many would have sold without her stunt? We have no clue because she pulled a stunt.
It wouldn't surprise me if she told her readers to go to the pirate sites.
Wouldn't be the first time.
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I think that is a ludicrous assumption to make.
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Most readers don't pirate. So she either has dishonest readers or did it herself.
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I suspect it has to do with it being YA fiction. I do think they are the most likely demographic when it comes to piracy.
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By putting up that fake copy, she potentially took money away from the publisher.
Note: I sincerely hope the publisher has the rights to the main character.
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That just feels beyond the pale to me. You don't like her actions. Fine. You don't like her. Fine. But now you are hoping that not only does her publisher drop her, but that she loses all rights to the character.
Show some empathy, dude.
There are multiple problems with the assumptions she makes, But we shouldn't be hoping she is utterly destroyed as an author.