$750 in 30 minutes? Putin would be PROUD of this Destroyer of American Publishing

ONLY on EBAY.

Where else could members of our arch enemy, the bloodthirsty, evil, Copyright-hating RUSSIAN FEDERATION, get such EASY trade agreements?

"Eh, I am seller. Yes.

What you care what. Copyright no matter for ME!

You get commission, you EBAY and your comrades at PAYPAL. So why care?

American law say you can let anyone from RUSSIAN FEDERATION sell any shit they want. You look other way! Ha!

Why take special care to check what someone like ME starts to sell?

Why SUSPEND someone like me after, oh, a mere ten or twenty "REPORT ITEM" violations?

Eh? What for? Eh? I like make money. You take percentage. We are FRIENDS."

Not friends to authors, of course.

How nice that this prick got 75 sales on this $10 bootleg. That's NICE money for doing nothing.

But we all know, authors are just typists. It's easy. They should do it for the prestige. Let the RUSSIANS make the money. And eBAY and PAYPAL.

Textbooks Bootlegged on eBAY at $30 profit to PARASITES

It isn't just BEST SELLERS by fat-cats like E.L. James and George R.R. Martin that get the EPUB MOBI treatment on EBAY.

How about those EXPENSIVE textbooks?

Isn't that UNFAIR? So much money for a TEXTBOOK?

"Information should be free!" No, wait, how about a kindly EBAY parasite selling the PDF for a bargain price?

You hear it all the time.

Some TEXTBOOK writer and publisher charging so much? That's outrageous.

Right, it's outrageous that some writer worked for all those years of school and graduate school to become an expert, and another five years or whatever to research, analyze, and even supply new information on an obscure subject that MIGHT be of interest to a few hundred people.

Gee, if he sold his book for $10 and he made $1,000 or so, that's enough, isn't it?

He should keep his day job and write the book all night and all weekend.

Then, getting $10 a copy, for selling to a few specialized schools and libraries, well, that's ENOUGH. He's got his fame and prestige, what does he want with MONEY?

That's the thinking behind this Texas Turd who figures copying books is a skill.

Even the most obscure topic can be AND USUALLY IS a victim of EBAY PIRACY.

While GOOGLE is slowly being forced to stop directing searches to known bootleg forums and torrents (and perhaps their own BLOGSPOT blogs loaded with Freakyshare links), EBAY remains the easiest place to find book bootlegs.

AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS need to beware.

Fans of authors, book lovers, and those who care about Mom and Pop stores and libraries, should always know that ads that say "link will be sent to your email address" CAN be taken down just by hitting the "report this item" link, and following the drop-down menu to "listing violation...digital delivery."

The quicker the items are removed, and the faster the suspension, the better.

Ukrainian Cretin Gets EIGHT (No SIXTEEN) IDs to STEAL from American Authors

EH? SO? What you say, my friend?

Something WRONG? America is weak, Ukraine is STRONG.

So what. I get names. I make money. Why not?

Why should I not make money? There is money for all. I take. So? What your problem, what?

Look at ME! I get SIXTEEN names and post this shit. Is all the same to me.

So I get $3 each. Why you squawk? What's it to you? I UKRAINE! You mind own business. Look how pretty my ad:

This character goes to Paypal, gets an account, then struts over to eBay and starts opening up account after account.

You'd think EBAY would have a safeguard for this. Some kind of red flag.

In speaking with eBay, it was, "Yes, we see...these are all related to the same account."

That's:

pue14-2 on 201978435580 and other auction numbers.

ruslavoi1 on 282521403955 and other auction numbers.

ludsilev0 on 322581162239 and other auction numbers.

valysotnikof_0 on 263073071059 and other auction numbers.

ivamukhi-6 on 322575941278 and other auction numbers.

elengorskay-1 on 332269717561 and other auction numbers.

fedobondarchu_0 on 152614131588 and other auction numbers.

alevred-0 on 272749454357 and other auction numbers.

Calling up eBay today did get these auctions removed. But did not get the accounts suspended.

That takes time.

The seller reposted some items on a few of the accounts. AND...brought out EIGHT MORE he had stashed away.

Since eBay does NOT have a "report item" link for pointing out a fraudulent seller's multiple identities, it requires calling up eBay, and reading off the auction numbers one by one. In the meantime. Oh, look. The Man from Ukraine, pretending to be in New York, New York just posted as

vladubrovsk0 on 272750034949

n.992012_2 on 282558886011

SIX MORE...let's see when this busy American-author-thieving Ukrainian bastard signed them up.

(Remember, ALL of them list item location as NEW YORK, New York. But we see):

nikvladovi_0 253027317376 Jun-03-17 in Ukraine

vlaorgfa-0 on 172765095302 Jun-06-17 in Ukraine

vlakurc-0 on 152611335405 Jun-08-17 in Ukraine

evgeshshelmiakov_0 on 162577867698 Jun-12-17 in Ukraine

victorikudishin0 on 263071806619 Jun-12-17 in Ukraine

valysotnikof_0 on 263077034091 Jun-15-17 in Ukraine

Right, he figures if he squirrels away a few accounts and signs them up a few at a time, it's easier to hide all his nuts.

If you click the number next to an eBay seller's name, you'll get the details on his REAL location:

Let's see some of the authors being stolen from:

The filthy peasant has two or four or eight auctions for each alias. $3 per item, and all he does is send an e-mail with a download link. How many times in an hour does he plunk his magic twanger and send off stolen books on pdf and ePub and kindle? Is he making easy money on what authors toiled over hour after hour after hour?

If it's worth $3 per book to post this shit, shouldn't it be worth a publisher's time to remove them?

Shouldn't one of the so-called writer's unions/organizations have somebody on this?

A certain non-profit website found all this and reported it all. It wasn't Penguin Random House Doubleday Dell looking out for themselves and their authors, or being offended that some Eurotrash parasite was picking their pockets.

Eurotrash Bootleggers make $150 an HOUR on American Authors

Hokay, I tell you secret!

Eh? (should shrug). You Americans! So what! You know what I am saying?

What you care.

I take book and sell. So what? Is MY business, yes?

How I do? I copy books. PDF. Mobi. Epub. Kindle. Get off Internet. Steal from other bootleggers. Ha.

I go EBAY and their whore sister PAYPAL.

I get a dozen ID's. I sell. So?

English? I do not know much. I know:

THIS IS DIGITAL BOOK NO SHIPPING EMAIL DELIVERY

I put in all ad copy.

Then lookie what I do. I can make $150 ROYALTIES in an hour off all my different names.

All I do is send file in an email or send link to a GOOGLE cloud where I store it. Ha! Why not?

Listen my friend, I am clever, not like Americans! I use Americans!

Ha ha to you!

My Eurotrash friend has reasons to be cheerful.

Americans are NOT clever. They are a pretty apathetic lot. Publishers, fat cats in the best and worst of times, don't seem to care that much about piracy. They just pay authors less of an advance and cook the books on royalties.

Authors? The best-selling authors are guilty they make so much money. So live and let live to the Eurotrash parasites.

Rowling? She's busy TWEETING.

George R.R. Martin and E.L. James? They're too busy EATING.

Fact is, all the books you see below, pirated under various names, ALL with the same "THIS IS DIGITAL BOOK NO SHIPPING EMAIL DELIVERY" line, are making parasites fat.

They are helping to shutter Mom and Pop bookstores.

They are reducing library hours and closing libraries.

They are making it impossible for new writers to find an audience.

They are making it even MORE difficult for mid-catalog writers to make a decent living without being part-time, and spending most of their lives teaching brats in a junior college somewhere.

It was very easy for ME to dig up, within 15 minutes, all these Eurotrash bastards (mostly the same parasite using a variety of names and locations):

donmelt7240-4 - CHICAGO

datrenkamuli-0 LATVIA

stomanraingar_0 CYPRUS

pranavisoriu-0 LITHUANIA

vancealford246 NEW YORK

kurmangermi-0 LUXEMBOURG

kristoferunol-0 BULGARIA

zydrunasavini_0 LITHUANIA

aurimavansiuli0 LITHUANIA

martinuivo0 LIECHTENSTEIN

simavirbeli_0 LITHUANIA

savitertenul_0 CROATIA

The average title, such as HASHIMOTO'S PROTOCOL, will get 30 bidders pretty quickly, at $5.00 a book.

You'd like to make $150 in an hour? That's how.

Just copy an author's book and hoist it to EBAY, with help from PAYPAL.

Then count on CRAPATHY...the apathy whereby publishers would rather suck down a Starbucks latte during a 2 hour lunch than do what I did: spend 15 minutes checking a catch-phrase.

Another 15 minutes to send in takedowns to EBAY, and problem solved.

It's solved a lot more permanently if eBay gets takedown requests from companies, and not just via "report item" because it violates their terms. Report to VERO, and that's a more serious violation. After all, it requires an EXPERT to spend time processing the form, whereas any dope can remove a "Report Item" auction and send an innocuous form letter saying, "please don't violate our rules."

In my 15+ years of sending in VeRO (verified rights owner) forms on eBay on behalf of celebrity friends, I've always seen the abuses shrink to near nothing. The parasites get scared off when a light shines on them. It takes a minute for me to shut down a parasite's entire list. It takes them hours, even days to get a fresh bank account, Paypal account and eBay account. They give up.

They don't give up if they see CRAPATHY.

Our Eurotrash friend is delighted that the AUTHOR'S GUILD or WRITER'S GUILD or whoever these jerks are, will happily stand around at a BEA convention, pushing membership offers...which DON'T include "we will protect you against piracy."

Our Eurotrash friend laughs himself silly over how RICH AMERICANS don't care about being stolen from and used. Hell, Americans don't mind rat hair in their peanut butter, do they? Everything is "caveat emptor" in America. Let's not have government agencies working to hard on consumer protection issues. What, palm-reading and "psychics" are legal? Eh. Caveat emptor. And if you buy a forgery on eBay or get a Kindle or ePub file from somebody falsely CLAIMING he "owns" rights? EH! EH!

All it takes is an intern putting in a half hour a week. Nah.

It's fortunate there are some authors and some book lovers who DO report things to eBay because they have the time and the passion. It's unfortunate that some publishers don't do their part, and some authors would rather Tweet nonsense than take a stand against people pirating their own words.

And SO IT GOES, as my late friend Mr. Vonnegut put it.

Slobs in Lithuana, Croatia, Latvia...as well as RUSSIA of course, and SRI LANKA and even AUSTRALIA are happy to make easy money off Americans.

Whether it's 40 copies at $3 each, 20 at $6 each, or 30 at $5 each, that's money going to parasites, money that authors and publishers don't see, and remember, for every book stole'd, one ain't sold.

Ebay bidders get used to finding the latest best sellers and self-help books for a fraction of what legit download places like Amazon charge. They get used to the idea of enjoying hours, weeks, and months of reading WITHOUT BUYING A LEGIT BOOK.

The message the smug Eurotrash booksellers send is EAT DIRT.

They think American CRAPATHY means they won't be reported, or they think they are so much smarter than Americans, that even with their broken English, their multiple identities can't be found and they'll never be suspended.

The insanity here, is that you don't see mp3 files sold on eBay.

You don't see MOVIES being sold via download bootlegs.

You don't see MUSIC being sold via download bootlegs.

But BOOKS? The Publishing Industry is supposed to be literate and smart, but they aren't doing nearly enough to stamp out piracy on EBAY the way the music and movie people have.

Eternal vigilance pays off. The Sri Lanka cartel used to be huge on eBay. All it took was a few authors, a few dedicated vigilantes. It took some "buy and bust" procedures (reporting the download links to Paypal, filing for refunds) to blow the whistle on wiseguys who weren't overtly mentioning DIGITAL DOWNLOAD in an ad.

If the authors and publishers of the above books got in the game, the jerks listed above would be suspended faster and NOT come back.

John Grisham Camino Island Thievery - Even "NICE PEOPLE" Do it

The Internet has altered the meaning of certain words.

"STEALING" now means "SHARING."

Here's some Brit who figures owning a book means it can be "SHARED." And, well, why not SOLD, too?

"Pip pip, Cheerio. Just making a few copies. Don't get your knickers in a twist. I'm ENTITLED, you know. I bought the book, so it's MINE to do with as I please."

People think this way now. The Internet has conditioned people to believe illegal downloads are a part of life, and copyright doesn't exist, really. Not when you own a copy. Then you have the right to copy it. See?

"Tosh! Go on, this isn't illegal at all. I see people do it on EBAY all the time. Why shouldn't I?"

"Who care? Whatever we got we SHARE. Just give me a few quid for my trouble. Writing a two line AD is hard work! And you must pay me for my time in uploading a link and sending it. And EBAY and PAYPAL want their cut of about 82 cents, so I clear three dollars. Seems fair to ME."

"I have only a few books I bought, so I'm making copies to recoup my investment. That seems fair to ME."

"Did I say a I bought the books? Oh. Well, IF I'M BEING HONEST, I downloaded them off a forum. But every now and then I fancy a packet of crisps and a good dark beer. I'm doing no harm."

"And I only have THREE titles for sale on eBay. At the moment. It's a fine life."

Mmmm, I made $450 off duping ONE BOOK. Thank you EBAY, Bret Contreras & Kellie Davis?

Here's an Aussie who has put $6 into the pouch for EVERY BOOTLEG sale of a fitness book.

Did this seller actually WRITE the book?

Of course not. That's too hard. BOOTLEGGING ON EBAY IS EASY.

Do the math. 75 copies at $6 each. That's $450 profit for DOING NOTHING. Except STEALING.

On behalf of the parasite Ebay bootlegger: "Thank you, Bret Contreras and Kellie Davis. For supplying the EASY MONEY."

Many authors get NO advance.

Many authors pay a company to hoist their eBook to Amazon where they PRAY to break even at least.

Many authors try and sell their eBook for a modest $3.99 or $5.99 because competition and piracy are so great.

HERE is an EBAY BOOTLEGGER who makes $6.00 per book without the effort of writing more than a paragraph about how the book will be sent by email.

Too bad Bret Contreras and Kellie Davis.

File it under "HOW I WAS ROBBED OF $450 from ONE eBay seller in a few weeks."

How many authors are being robbed by EBAY and PAYPAL? Hundreds? Thousands? For how much money? Hundreds? THOUSANDS?

An author is lucky to get $2 off a $9.95 Amazon Kindle eBook sale.

That author would be lucky to make the same amount off the hardcover price.

Instead of $2.00 this EBAY BOOTLEGGER gets $6 for doing nothing.

Has this AUSSIE EBAY BOOTLEGGER with $450 in the pouch done more damage? Yes.

The seller has circumvented dozens of readers who WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE BOOK legitimately.

The copies sold end up being copied and copied, to the point where Christ knows how many hundreds of bootlegs have been "Shared" with NO money going to the authors.

Authors accept that libraries "share" books. The trade-off is they BUY hundreds of copies. Libraries all over the country BUY the copies, so that's guaranteed sales. This EBAY bootlegging is nothing but a LOSS. A DEAD LOSS.

Piracy on eBAY is a massive loss. It hurts authors and discourages them from writing more books. Publishers have to pay less advances. Bookstores continue to go under. Libraries shorten their hours and disappear. PIRACY HURTS.

Bret Contreras and Kellie Davis, your publisher either doesn't care about you, or doesn't know eBay is a den of thieves, or maybe they've hired a company that doesn't know how to find BOOTLEGS ON EBAY.

So, Bret Contreras and Kellie Davis, you've lost hundreds of dollars thanks to THIS seller alone.

THIS parasite has figured Bret Contreras and Kellie Davis can be had. Bret Contreras and Kellie Davis put in all that hard work so SOMEBODY ELSE can get the royalties.

Too bad Bret Contreras and Kellie Davis.

Ebay Pirates Even Spit on Sassy Ben, the Nebraska Senator

What? Bootleg a United States Senator?

Sure, why not? Just stick a little caveat on your eBay ad:

"I am the Author, the Copyright holder, or an Authorized Reseller, or this item is in the Public Domain. This ad complies with all Rules and Regulations."

That's what a scumbag in Georgia is doing. Georgia is one of the stinkiest armpits in America when it comes to eBay piracy. Florida jerks make up the other stinky armpit.

This is EBAY ad 232379988985 from aci1sales. AND...using a second ID, 201955770336 from shippablemedia.

Both accounts, of course, offer 30 or 40 bootlegs, screwing even MORE authors.

Thing is, if Senator Sasse bothered to send in a VeRo complaint, this seller MIGHT be on notice to CEASE AND DESIST. Especially since it might also be possible (not probable) that Senator Sasse might want to send a letter to eBay advising them to NOT allow ANY caveats of this type, and when red-flagged, that a seller should produce THE LICENSING AGREEMENT.

Simple?

Why let some redneck scum steal from authors? WHY?

AND...

WHY allow this? America has copyright laws. Why should EBAY and PAYPAL not help enforce these laws? Because they hide behind the dirty skirt with DMCA scrawled on it? DMCA means that these sites that make millions a day, are "just venues" and can't possibly police themselves OR know a violation when it's reported. They will ONLY act if a rights owner happens to see the violation, jump through some hoops, and report it. They will NOT and ARE not obliged to ask an obvious bootlegging swine for a licensing agreement to back up that bullshit about "I own re-sale rights OR this is public domain."

Senator Sasse, virtually unknown till he went on Bill Maher's show, claimed he had no idea Maher's line about "House Nigga" was offensive, and after the fact, Tweeted about how he regretted not telling Bill how outrageous, racist, and reprehensible the remark was.

Mr. Sasse IS busy Tweeting most every day. Like:

I'm not saying that a U.S. Senator shouldn't waste time on Twitter. He might even be posting after hours. Or during those long vacations and time-outs that politicians require so often.

The guy can joke about how his son got a lesson in beekeeping.

Senator Sasse can even pretend he's Bill Maher, and go for laughs with a photo caption. Imagine the Beekeeper saying to the kid....:

And he can double-down on the yocks by, tongue-in-cheek, pretending the bald beekeeper is actually Ron Howard. HA!

But piracy is no joke.

Authors are hurting. Libraries are closing. Publishers are merging to stay above water.

It might get to the point where publishers can't afford to waste their money giving big advances to politicians or celebrities, just so they can boast about having famous names on their roster.

Imagine that: "Hmmm, should we pay a small fortune to this Senator from Nebraska for some over-long editorial nobody will buy? Just so we can have his name on our list? We could pay and nurture and encourage 20 good writers for what we're paying this guy..." And the answer comes back, "The piracy on the Internet is killing us. Give this guy a $500 offer. Most authors will take anything, especially on publish-or-perish vanity stuff from politicians."

Let's not get to the point where THAT happens.

Let's have some stronger DMCA laws, and more authors and publishers putting the heat on eBAY and PAYPAL by filing DMCA's.

Book publishers in America NEED SUPPORT.