Comments on: Piracy vs Obscurity: Which Is Worse For Authors?

By: New Models for the Book Industry « kwanghui.com

New Models for the Book Industry « kwanghui.com — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:11:51 +0000

[...] issue of digital piracy. However, we were reminded by one of the speakers that for many authors, obscurity is worse than piracy. Besides, piracy has long been a threat even with printed books: you will of course remember the [...]

By: Joanna Penn

Joanna Penn — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:32:45 +0000

Here’s an article and video where Neil Gaiman, mega-author explains his take on piracy
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/02/12/neil-gaiman-explains-1.html
“how he came to understand that “Internet piracy” of his books is good for sales and good for readers and writers.”

By: New Models for Book Publishing «

New Models for Book Publishing « — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:51:29 +0000

[...] Authors are beginning to explore new pricing schemes. For example several authors are trying to sell a larger volume of e-books at lower prices (around $2.99 – $3.99) instead of a small number of regular books at higher prices (say, $10). Other authors are trying “pay what you want” schemes. Our guest speaker Max Barry will be selling his next book as a real time electronic serial, distributing it directly from his website in small chunks and for an attractive price ($6.95). It is too early to know which of these will work well and for whom because the book industry has many different segments of customers with different needs. Furthermore, there are concerns with e-books around the issue of digital piracy. However, we were reminded by one of the speakers that for many authors, obscurity is worse than piracy. [...]

By: New Models for the Book Industry : Core Economics

New Models for the Book Industry : Core Economics — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:48:17 +0000

By: Creative Entrepreneurship And Content Marketing With Mark McGuinness | The Creative Penn

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:16:51 +0000

[...] on the side of being too cautious for fear of being plagiarized. BUT/ most writers problem is not piracy, but obscurity. It’s only by putting yourself out there can you actually be noticed and sell books. You need [...]

By: JustType.de’s Kernest.com Interview With Garrick

JustType.de’s Kernest.com Interview With Garrick — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:35:58 +0000

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By: JustType.de’s Kernest.com Interview With Garrick « Garrick Van Buren .com « Web Application Research, Strategy, and Development

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:22:49 +0000

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By: Podcast: Scott Sigler On How To Be A NY Times Best-Selling Author | The Creative Penn

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:50:27 +0000

[...] On piracy vs obscurity. Stop worrying about it and get your work out there! It’s a cost/benefit ratio. Example given is Cory Doctorow who gives his work away for free. Obscurity is the enemy of book sales, not piracy. It’s a way to get fans. You are competing with video games, TV, movies and millions of other books in the entertainment industry. You have to get people trying out your stuff somehow. [...]

By: Creative Commons: What Is It and How Can It Benefit You? by Joanna Penn | The Creative Penn

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:13:44 +0000

[...] On Piracy vs Obscurity. You need to make your own decision as to whether you want your ideas to be out there and used (and potentially pirated), or whether you want to keep them in a drawer where no one will discover them. If you want to be a successful author who sells books, you need to be known and the internet is the place to build your global presence. The risk of piracy is nothing compared to being unknown. Cory Doctorow addresses this in “Giving it away”, a Forbes.com article where he describes giving the ebook versions of his books away for free under a Creative Commons license. His sales increased but his books were also translated by fans and his ideas spun into new creativity. [...]

By: Friday Link Love 9/11 (Late Edition) | Brad’s Reader

Friday Link Love 9/11 (Late Edition) | Brad’s Reader — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:37:48 +0000

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