I've removed most of the free short stories (including Ra...
I've removed most of the free short stories (including Raksura stories) from my web site because a pirate "Booklassic" has taken three of them and is selling them as ebook novels on Kobo and other retail sites.
I reported Booklassic to Kobo about this before, but they haven't done much about it.
I don't want readers paying money for stories I meant to give away as freebies to people who visited my web site, especially when they are short stories the pirate is selling as novels. But there doesn't seem to be much I can do about it. So, I apologize.
I reported Booklassic to Kobo about this before, but they haven't done much about it.
I don't want readers paying money for stories I meant to give away as freebies to people who visited my web site, especially when they are short stories the pirate is selling as novels. But there doesn't seem to be much I can do about it. So, I apologize.
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I've dealt with similar BS on my blog. And writers of free software deal with similar issues as well. How annoying. Have you considered putting them on Amazon or elsewhere for free? Thus still allowing people to read the stories, but not having to deal with having it on your website?
Miriam wrote: "Wow, that sucks, sorry.Isn't there some sort of federal agency that looks into piracy issues?"
I don't think so, not that I know of.
Eric wrote: "I've dealt with similar BS on my blog. And writers of free software deal with similar issues as well. How annoying. Have you considered putting them on Amazon or elsewhere for free? Thus still al..."
I might end up doing that eventually.
Martha wrote: "Miriam wrote: "Wow, that sucks, sorry.Isn't there some sort of federal agency that looks into piracy issues?"
I don't think so, not that I know of."
The FBI. There's also suing. But usually what you get is damages. There aren't really damages on free books.
Isn't there some sort of federal agency that looks into piracy issues?