Pirated books like medal to any writer: Paulo Coelho
New
Delhi: Celebrated author Paulo Coelho, a known advocate of pirated books, feels
piracy is like a medal to any writer whose biggest reward is being read.
In
a Twitter post, the Brazilian author of bestselling novels like "The
Alchemist", "Eleven Minutes", "Adultery", "Like
the Flowing River", "Brida", and "The Zahir" says,
"Some call this 'piracy'. I call it a medal to any writer who understands
that there are no better reward than to be read."
He
also posted a picture of boy selling books on a road along with his tweet. The
boy has books like "Adultery", "When Only Love Remains"
(Durjoy Datta), "Your Dreams are Mine Now" (Ravinder Singh),
"Half Girlfriend" (Chetan Bhagat) and "I Am Malala".
For
years, Coelho has been advocating that free content is not a threat to the book
business.
The
more people 'pirate' a book, the better, he had said a few years ago. He had
also used file-sharing networks to promote his books.
Piracy
is a huge problem faced by India's publishing industry.
The
"Nielsen India Book Market Report 2015: Understanding the India Book
Market", conducted in association with Association of Publishers in India
and the Federation of Indian Publishers, had listed piracy as one the
challenges facing the industry.
"Piracy
is widespread, with virtually every street in the country home to stalls
selling pirated texts," it said.
British
writer Jeffrey Archer is among the writers who want the Indian government to
act against piracy.
"While
I'm aware of the tremendous support I receive in India for my books, the
government still needs to do something about pirating," the 75-year-old
author, who was once asked by a young boy in Mumbai selling pirated books if he
wanted the latest Archer novel, had said.
Last
year, Archer had expressed his anger over some Bollywood producers
"stealing" his work without making any compensation.
According to him, his novel "Not
A Penny More, Not A Penny Less" was made into the rom-com "Ladies Vs
Ricky Bahl" and "Kane and Abel" into "Khudgarz"
without his permission.
Source | Mumbai
Mirror | 9 November 2016
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Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Library
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