Guides
10 posts
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Book piracy sites ranked by how easy they are to remove from (2026)
A practical ranking of the book piracy sites authors actually find their titles on, sorted by how likely a DMCA takedown is to work and how fast.
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DMCA takedown notice templates that actually work (Google, Amazon, pirate sites)
Copy-paste DMCA takedown notice template text for hosts, Google Search, Amazon, and file lockers, plus the six elements that get a notice honored instead of ignored.
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Course piracy: 9 sites where your course ends up for free (and how to remove it)
The nine places pirated copies of your online course show up, plus how to remove your course from Course Hero, Studocu, Telegram, and torrent indexes.
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How Piracy Hurts Indie Authors' Revenue (With the Math)
A working model for what book piracy actually costs an indie author, with the royalty math, realistic displacement rates, and the losses a spreadsheet misses.
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Kindle & KDP piracy: how authors fight back
A practical guide to Kindle piracy for KDP authors: where pirated copies of your book end up, how to get them removed, and what keeps them from returning.
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How to protect a PDF from copying
What works and what fails when you protect a PDF from copying: encryption, permissions flags, watermarking, delivery control, and removing leaked copies.
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Anti-piracy service for authors and creators
What an anti piracy service does for authors and course creators, what it costs, and how to tell whether you need one or can handle takedowns yourself.
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Content theft: how to spot it and what to do
How to catch content theft early — the searches that surface stolen copies, the warning signs that show up first, and what to do once you find one.
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eBook DRM: what actually stops your book being copied
What ebook DRM does and doesn't prevent, why the Kindle DRM choice is permanent, and what authors use instead to keep pirated copies of a book down.
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What to Do When Someone Steals Your Content
A step-by-step guide for authors and course creators on what to do when someone steals your content — from proving it's yours to filing a DMCA takedown.