
“Your book has been pirated” — When you get that call at 11:00 p.m.
07/10/17 — “Your book has been pirated…” That was the text message I got from my Publisher last night around 11:00 p.m. The e-book version of my first book, “The Ring Of The Witch: The Curse Of Apollo” has been illegally downloaded more than 9,500 times (the e-book was published/released on May 20th, 2017). Assuming 15% of those downloads could have resulted in sales, that translates into more than $4,200 in revenues lost in a month and a half.
Piracy is a real problem… My response to my Publisher was… “That is a fight that we can’t win. What this means is that there are more than 9,500 additional people with copies of the book. How can we turn this to our advantage?” She didn’t know what to respond last night…
Your recommendations are welcome…
Ivan Del Valle ( Author of “The Ring Of The Witch: The Curse Of Apollo” — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072FM78HK )
