Thanks all, this is quite helpful. I particularly like envisaging my
readers secretly copying my book so others can read it and ultimately
generate financial success à la Rowling. Nice visuals. I'll share,
when it happens.
Tory
On Feb 15, 2012, at 12:17 PM, James Steiner wrote:
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Greg Sonnenfeld
<gsonn...@gmail.com> wrote:
I've found one of the simplest ways to prevent opportunistic piracy
of
books is to stick the buyers name on every page of the PDF ( licensed
to: John Smith ) :P It discourage people from "lending" the pdf out
without being heavy handed.
If someone has tools to edit the name out of the PDF, they already
have tools to get past your DRM.
LOL. Yes, tools, like a printer, scissors, a copy machine, and a
grudge (or an additction).
I can't find a source, but have heard, anecdotally, that the first UK
edition of Harry Potter, released in UK in June 1997 and not scheduled
for US release until Sept 1998, was *manually retyped* by fans, so
that US readers who heard about it could get it. I'm sure this has
happened before then, too.
I wonder if the retypers corrected any typesetting or other editorial
errors they found, or if they left it as-was?
~~James
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