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Paulo Coelho self-pirated and distributed free online books

The Brazilian writer put together a blog where has all the copies of their books turning illegally on the web. In http://paulocoelhoblog.com/pirate-coelho/ can download almost all publications in several languages.

"Many say that because I sell many books, I can afford to pirate my own books. But it is exactly the opposite: I sold millions of copies because I took the trouble to do that," defends the writer Paulo Coelho when I say by be responsible for distributing copies of his own books trout.

According to the author, in the absence of role for the reissue of his books (eg in Russia), the writer decided to join the pirate world and implement the "autopiratería." Coelho explains on the web available to download his books, he just "plays on the books page found", becoming a "facilitator" of information.

The author of bestsellers such as The Alchemist, The Fifth Mountain and The Pilgrim, decided to put its readers and its website, all the works that it was pirated. "He received many e-mails asking me the pirated edition, and then, I created my own" Pirate Coelho, the author told the Folha de Sao Paulo.

"If someone proposed to publish a book for three readers, earning $ 3 million, or publish a book for three million readers, earning three dollars, choose the second option," said best-selling Brazilian author and translated in the world. "Ten years ago, my books are only sold in Chile. Today they are everywhere in the world, and pirated editions dominate the market," closes a autopirateado Coelho.

SOURCE: http://www.clarin.com/diario/2010/03/20/um/m-02163610.htm

So to those who like Coelho ... TO SEIZE!