Only when they couldn't, did they pay for it. > I don't buy it, the OP's first instinct was to see if they can pirate it. Two years after my second, I'm still trying to save up enough to afford to write my third. Folks like the OP won't support writers.Īnd, while this won't stop me writing, it makes it impossible to afford to write as often as I'd like. I released it as a DRM-free epub for use on any device or platform. I made it as easy as possible to read my work on my website and pay me direct. ZLib care about as much as Amazon, and my novels are still up. I complained to ZLib using their DMCA reporting tool No response from Amazon, although they were quick to reverse the charge (I'm assuming as soon as the card is reported stolen) I complained to Amazon, raising both the issue of the stolen work and the stolen credit card Within the first week someone buys the book via Amazon using a stolen credit card Here's how I - as author - experienced it:

īoth novels were stolen and uploaded to ZLib within the first week of release: Books available on Amazon, and DRM-free on my website.

I've written two novels, formally published in the UK, self-published in the US.

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