Pirated books are like a medal to writer: Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho, the Brazilian author of novels like 'The Alchemist', termed piracy of books as a "medal to any writer who understands that there is no better reward than to be read." Coelho, who has been advocating that 'free content is not a threat to the book business,' had earlier said, "The more people 'pirate' a book, the better."