Comments on: Fans or Thieves?

By: Lisa Lane

Lisa Lane — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:02:49 +0000

No real fan would steal a beloved author's work. It's inconsiderate, rude, and a financial slap in the face.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:54:12 +0000

Maybe ebooks should be distributed like Dara Joy’s for that reason. All her ebooks that I have, I MY name on the bottom of each page, whether it’s 40+ pages or 410 pages, my name is on every page. All of her books also have a individual password, for the purchaser of the book to have access into the story. Her books are not to be re-distributed, so if it was sold to ABC and is found on GHI’s computer, there is supposed to be some consequences. Dara is pretty much all self published now – after a legal suit with a publishing company that lasted for several years, I love her books, so I purchase them, knowing that they are not to be re-distributed amoung family & friends… So maybe if the epublishers could do something similiar, it would cut down on this Piracy that has happened to you, Lex, and I’m sure to some of the other ebook authors. I’m not sure how Dara has this set-up on her books, but I do have 4 or 5 and they are all like that.

By: Janice~

Janice~ — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:30:09 +0000

That sucks, doesn't this "Fan" realize that he/she is cutting you out of your revnue?

Damn pirates!

Janice~

By: Jenna Alexander

Jenna Alexander — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:45:39 +0000

This really stinks. I'm sorry it happened to you. Very very odd about the reviews being posted as well. Jenna .-= Jenna Alexander´s last blog ..Cerebral Reviews =-.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:25:46 +0000

That is just horrible. I can understand your sadness. It is a bummer that this fan couldn't have just shared their thoughts without posting our reviews and sharing copies of your books. .-= Cheryl´s last blog ..A must have for high school and college students! =-.

By: Aeryn Traxx

Aeryn Traxx — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:18:28 +0000

As the unofficial head of your fan club (AME of course being your official fan club president) I am beyond pissed that someone would give your books away. I understand the motivation to want to turn people on to my fav female author but that does not mean that they should be giving your work away. I wish these people would understand that for every book downloaded from a pirate site money is literally sucked out of an authors pocket. I don't have an answer on how to stop or even curb this but heaven help anyone who happens to mention they uploaded a book onto a pirate site. Hell hath no furry like a ……well me actually.