Readers & Writers discussion

The site readfrom.net is stealing from authors, pirating their books, and offering the books for free, without notifying the authors and of course without paying royalties. My McAfee anti-virus program identifies this as a risky site, so anyone who goes there may run into cyber trouble. There’s no value to such a site offering free books unless they do something sketchy when you click. If you’re an author, be careful what you click on as you check to see if your work is there. Just search, don’t click on links. Another site, readanybook.com, also looks quite suspect. They offer new releases and best sellers supposedly free. And they make it very hard to contact them or send a DMCA without clicking on a potentially risky link. If you’re a reader, buy from legitimate, reputable outlets such as Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Scribd, and Smashwords. Rent an eBook from your library if they have Hoopla or Overdrive or another such system. Authors need to get paid. And readers need to avoid risky web sites.

Thank you for posting this!