Thursday 5 July 2012

Google Removals

Here's a useful tool for any authors out there whose ebooks have been pirated. First, do a Google search of your book title followed by the words 'free download.' Log all offending URLs in a Word document or similar. If you have a Google account (and if not they're very easy to create) log in and go to https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/removals 
You'll then be able to paste in the offending URL with the request that Google remove it from their search index. Result: the pirated copies of your books will no longer show up in a Google search, making life more difficult (and therefore less profitable) for our wonderful pirate chums! 
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous19 August 2012 at 16:28

    It sounds a great idea. Have you tried this or had to try this?

    Mark Chapman

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  2. Robin Lovejoy20 August 2012 at 14:28

    Hi, Mark, yes it definitely works and the more authors who use it the better :)

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  3. William Kendall22 August 2012 at 16:55

    Thanks for the note about it!

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  4. revueblanche25 February 2013 at 20:39

    Robin Lovejoy-Tolkien, come to edit your Goodreads author profile ! :)http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5426051.Robin_Lovejoy_Tolkien

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  5. revueblanche25 February 2013 at 20:41

    Robin Lovejoy-Tolkien, come to edit your Goodreads author profile ! :) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5426051.Robin_Lovejoy_Tolkien

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