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Some users may find that they encounter a ‘too many redirects’ error when trying to report an item. On every listing there is the functionality to ‘report item’ found by the ‘item description’. What do I do if my ebook is being pirated on eBay? mobiĪnd don’t forget to check the international results! Some that don’t appear on .uk will appear on. To make this easier, try adding any/all of the following to a search for your author/book name: Ebook /. How do I find out if my ebook is being pirated on eBay?īut as I said earlier, this can require looking long and hard, unless you’re looking ‘smart’. Furthermore, this puts the author at risk of inadvertently violating Amazon’s terms of service in cases where the ebook is meant to be Amazon-exclusive. The pirated ebooks are even being sold illegally on Ebay (below) for a higher price than the legitimate listing on Amazon (above). (Note: I’m not going to debate the rights and wrongs of free illegal downloads so don’t me). So, what is ebook piracy?Įbook piracy is when someone ‘steals’ a copy of your book and puts it online for people to download.īUT – I hear you cry – isn’t ebook piracy when someone puts it up to download for FREE?īut it also covers someone putting it up to download for $$$.īoth are equally as damaging to an author (lost moneyz) but IMHO someone selling your ebook is worse. when copyright has expired or for licensed resellers), but 99% of the time they are illegal. In rare – VERY RARE – circumstances, these may be perfectly legit listings (e.g. I’m not going to get into the technicalities of copyright laws, but by and large these listings are for ‘pirated eBooks’. However, look long & hard enough (or ‘smart’ enough) and you’ll find ebooks for sale. If you search for an author/book on eBay, the large majority are legitimate listings for either brand-new books or second-hand copies from businesses and private sellers. I posted about this on Twitter recently, and after receiving some pretty good feedback, I thought it might be worth posting here on the Hive, too. It’s not as hard to say as ‘Irish wristwatch’ but it’s still pretty tricky – and it’s tricky to unravel as a subject, too.

The lost ways ebook,pirated copy.free download