top | item 44956067 (no title) therealcamino | 6 months ago According to this link, Paulo Coelho has a net worth of over $500 million and didn't get there by giving away books, so perhaps your example is not well-chosen.https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-rich-are-jk-rowling-jame... discuss order hn newest cobbzilla|6 months ago I’m not so sure about that.“In part, he puts this success down to BitTorrent, as he saw a huge increase in sales when his books appeared on sites such as The Pirate Bay.” [1]The fact that people wanted to buy his books, when they could have had them for free, does not negate his or anyone else’s beliefs.[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20140422024114/https://torrentfr...
cobbzilla|6 months ago I’m not so sure about that.“In part, he puts this success down to BitTorrent, as he saw a huge increase in sales when his books appeared on sites such as The Pirate Bay.” [1]The fact that people wanted to buy his books, when they could have had them for free, does not negate his or anyone else’s beliefs.[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20140422024114/https://torrentfr...
cobbzilla|6 months ago
“In part, he puts this success down to BitTorrent, as he saw a huge increase in sales when his books appeared on sites such as The Pirate Bay.” [1]
The fact that people wanted to buy his books, when they could have had them for free, does not negate his or anyone else’s beliefs.
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20140422024114/https://torrentfr...