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Originally Posted by Harmon
I've thought that if I were an author, I might regard the pirate sites as one of my reseller sites. I'd put my website in every book, asking that if the reader enjoyed the book, go to the website & drop a few bucks in my tip jar. And on my website, I'd link to PayPal, and when someone dropped me some pennies, I'd link them to the pirate sites, saving myself for having to store the ebook on my own site, at my own expense, paying for the downloading bandwidth.
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What happens if your readers get a virus? Are you liable, since you received money?
I agree, pirate sites COULD make great advertisements. But only for unknown, struggling artists. Then again, usually pirate sites will not carry the most obscure authors, but rather those that are selling quite well.
But it does make sense to give your early works away for free, to build up a readership, a reputation.