Susan Dennard: Please Stop Pirating Books
I saw someone complain that the illegal version of my book was taking too long to download, and I wanted to take a moment to apologize to this person. So here we go…
Dear Person Pirating my Book,
I am sorry you can’t have your instant gratification. That book that I spent 3 years of my life…
I’ve seen people request a free pdf of my book from other readers here on tumblr and on GR. I never say anything, but it always hits me hard.
If you do pirate a book, I hope you’ll think of other ways to give back to the writer. Buy the book sometime down the line when you can afford it. Ask for it for a birthday gift. Request it from multiple libraries. Even create fanart or talk up the book to other people.
But really, I hope you won’t steal books. Most authors I know have no hope of ever getting rich. They want to make enough money to pay the bills, and they want to sell enough books that their publishers will keep publishing them. Every illegal download makes that less likely.
