Ever since I first heard about my books being offered (or supposedly offered) for free across the internet, I’ve been looking for an effective way to deal with piracy.
I issued an official takedown request to a website, once, but it went ignored. Now, I use Blasty.
Blasty doesn’t delete offending web pages from the internet, but it does alert Google, who then stops linking to them which essentially has the same outcome.
As tasks go, looking through all the offending links and ‘blasting’ them is annoying but important. Something you have to keep on top of.
I’m not being paid to promote the app, but I do have an invite link that will allow you to access it without having to wait.
It’s in beta testing at the moment (and therefore free, for the time being).
It’s just over four years since I published the first ever edition of 
If you find out you’ve been doxed (had your private information acquired and shared online), you have my genuine sympathies. I’m not suggesting you follow all of the steps below (beyond numbers six, seven, and nine), this is just how I reacted…
Previously, I wrote about how 
When I decided to go full time self-employed, I completed the Exploring Enterprise Program run by Prince’s Trust, and following that I attended various business seminars and meetings. A lot of the things talked about at these events applied to me, but a lot didn’t, as well.