So that reddit thread about piracy got people talking online. Here are the relevant reads:

• “9.6 times what I bring in in a YEAR from Amazon.” – M. Todd Gallowglass writes a blog post about how many pirated copies of his books are available on one site alone and what that may be costing him.
• “Is this immoral?” – reddit responds
• “If you’re an author, piracy doesn’t matter” – Writer Jake Kerr weighs in on the subject.

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