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Army Veteran’s Book Faces Piracy!
Writing a book is a monumental task that involves numerous individuals, from editing to printing and marketing. However, despite the tremendous effort invested, books are often subject to piracy, resulting in a reduction in lawful sales and profits. Lieutenant General (Retired) Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon expressed his dismay over the piracy of his memoir, Kitne Ghazi Aye Kitne Ghazi Gaye, stating that the act affects the livelihoods of over 10,000 people involved in its creation and distribution.
Dhillon, who spent 8,760 hours writing the book, conveyed his sentiments through placards, sharing that 236 people across the country worked on the book, and 64,00,000 pages were printed for sale. Dhillon, an Army veteran, vehemently opposed piracy and urged an end to the illicit practice. He tweeted about the issue, expressing his disappointment and appealing to readers to say no to piracy.
The publisher of the book, Penguin India, showed support for Dhillon by retweeting his video and stating that they stand by him and his team who have put in so much hard work and do not deserve this unjust treatment. Ved Malik, former Indian Army chief, also responded to Dhillon's tweet expressing his solidarity and deeming book piracy as a curse and a crime that is unfortunately not taken seriously by law enforcement agencies. Ambreen Zaidi, author of The War Widows, shared her experience of being cautious about publishing in a Kindle edition to avoid piracy and expressed sadness about how the hard work of many people can be ruined by book piracy. Another netizen shared their concern over the issue and stressed the need for awareness to combat book piracy.