Authors are being hurt by piracy and plagiarism.
Where do pirates and plagiarists obtain the writing they steal? Books with unregistered copyright, and cheap (priced far below value) or free e-books.
Unregistered copyrights encourage intellectual property theft.
Free or cheap e-books make it easy and inexpensive to produce illegal copies.
Cheap or free e-books make it difficult for all Authors to make a living.
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Authors, defend your hard work.
Register copyright. The certificate is legal proof of ownership.
Price your writing fairly. Charge commensurate with the work’s value.
Discontinue all free e-book giveaways. Award only bound printed copies. Limit digital sample size.
Support public library borrowing: the ethical way to obtain and read free books.
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IRISH FIREBRANDS: A Novel ~ and Other Works by Christine Plouvier, Indie Author 
I love the way you tied the vintage Smokey and Yogi into your message. 🙂
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Thank you, Rachel. I like it when the words and pictures successfully come together. But success is one thing: effectiveness is another. I wish more Indie Authors understood how some of their … habits? … traditions? … are feeding the crimes that so many of them have been unhappily reporting.
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I know what you mean. You can only tell them so much, but they have to want to hear the message before they change.
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Excellent points!
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