Oddly enough the first ebook I wrote for Kindle was pirated. It was not the best book, but sold 800+ copies in the first few months. I am trying to improve as a writer so I can write better. The ebook only got one star in a review, and I did not use DRM to protect it, so I guess someone bought it for 99 cents and then converted it to other formats and pirated it.
In a way it made my ebook more popular when it was given away for free. Kindle only allows me 5 days of a free Kindle Select promotion every 90 days, but because the book was illegally downloaded it someone became more popular even if it was hard to read and poorly formatted.
Eventually the Bit Torrent site took it down, and Amazon found it and I guess issued a cease and desist order or something.
In a way it made my ebook more popular when it was given away for free. Kindle only allows me 5 days of a free Kindle Select promotion every 90 days, but because the book was illegally downloaded it someone became more popular even if it was hard to read and poorly formatted.
Eventually the Bit Torrent site took it down, and Amazon found it and I guess issued a cease and desist order or something.