To Hurt Sales of 'Fire and Fury,' WikiLeaks Posts Entire Book Online

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By anonevent at Daily Kos

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/1/7/1730643/-To-Hurt-Sales-of-Fire-and-Fury-WikiLeaks-Posts-Entire-Book-Online

"SNIP..........


If you needed any more evidence of whose side WikiLeaks is on:

WikiLeaks posted the full text of Michael Wolff’s explosive new book about President Trump on Sunday.

The website’s official account tweeted a link to a Google Drive containing the full text of the book.

“New Trump book ‘Fire and Fury’ by Michael Wolff. Full PDF:” the tweet read.

...........SNIP"

[shenmue]

1. Already sold a ton

[marybourg]

2. Now THAT's something that

CAN be sued over.

[uponit7771]

8. +1

[Blue_true]

10. The worm Assange will just hide out in the Equadorian Embassy in London and refuse to pay.

When we have power again, we need to do something about Equador enabling Assange as Assange attacks democracies worldwide.

[SergeStorms]

49. How long will Equador allow that POS....

to hide in their broom closet? You'd think they'd really be getting tired of his ass, unless they're getting A LOT of monetary support from someone? Gee, I wonder who (or which country) that someone could be?

[jberryhill]

56. Yes they did. Google them and someone

[TubbersUK]

3. My first thought on this:

I'm not sure that many of those downloading from WikiLeaks would have purchased anyway.

So isn't the main impact likely to be an increase in readership numbers worldwide?

And that's something which would annoy Trump no end.

[Blue_true]

11. Sounds like a backdoor defense of Assange and Wikikeaks.

Their intent appears to be to silence any voice that is unfavorable to Trump.

[TubbersUK]

16. It's not in any way a defense

It's a comment re the unintended consequences of their plotting and conniving.

i.e. that they could end up amplifying an anti-Trump piece.

[Cha]

50. I got it. The Law of Unintended

Consequences.

[Gore1FL]

26. They may be trying to hit Wolff in the pocketbook by giving his book away.

By doing so, they are doing the exact opposite of silencing him.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

38. More people will end up reading it & he'll be more famous & make more money in life.

Assange is not wise.

[TubbersUK]

43. Exactly n/t

[wellst0nev0ter]

42. Hope those downloading

gets some sort of mining virus from the site.

[DBoon]

45. You mean the type that opens a backdoor connection to a dubious location ...

.. in the former Soviet Union?

[wellst0nev0ter]

57. nah

a program that surrepticiously uses your PC's cpu power to mine bitcoins, making the website richer

[TheBlackAdder]

4. Interesting, that would seem to conflict with Google Books & Google Academia policies.

[AlexSFCA]

5. it wont hurt hard copies and even most kindle sales

if anything, this will make the book even more popular worldwide.

[GoCubsGo]

6. They aren't alone.

I have seen at least two links here on DU, as well. One is the audio version. I wish people wouldn't post them, and I hope folks will not visit those links.

[Kirk Lover]

7. I just read an article that cautions again't downloading the wiki version..do not be

tempted.

[Mopar151]

9. Don't touch that download!

You never know what you'll catch! You don't know where it's been! Cooties!

Is there such a thing as computer vermin?

[woodsprite]

15. Perfect place for the Russians to hide viruses. N/t

[Hugin]

21. I hope someone downloads ONE copy from wikileaks and ...

compares the text in it with an authentic copy of the book.

They change things on there, so I've heard. Part and parcel of propaganda.

[oberliner]

12. People right here on DU posted links to the audio book

Which I would think would also hurt sales - if people can just play it illegally for free.

[obamanut2012]

22. The Amazon audio version was free yesterday

[oberliner]

34. With a 30-day Audible trial

[Initech]

13. Oh fuck off, Assange. You brought this craziness on us.

Eat shit.

[Fred Sanders]

14. Major copyright violation. Sue them into oblivion. On the other hand the more that read the

more will be convinced the fake President has to go.

[TubbersUK]

18. That struck me too

Are they inadvertently going to end up just amplifying the Fire and Fury message?

[FakeNoose]

35. The publisher has lawyers, that's their job

We aren't breaking the law if we download it. We're breaking the law if we share it (or sell it) with another person.
Be very careful when downloading from torrent sites though. You can be tracked and ID'd, so it's essential to use a VPN.

[DBoon]

46. You would not just be tracked and ID'd by the publisher's lawyers

other folks you may not want to be involved with will figure out who you are

[Kajun Gal]

17. I'll pay the money for the cause.

[Stinky The Clown]

19. Oh My. How very . . . . . Russian.

[nocalflea]

20. Another attempt at muddying the waters ?

[spanone]

23. Proud to have paid for it.

[Jakes Progress]

24. Okay. Then I will buy one tomorrow.

fox news = party of trump mouthpiece
wikileaks = putin disinformation mouthpiece

[Scurrilous]

25. K&R

[BigmanPigman]

27. Out of curiosity I tried it. I'll try anything.

A 6 year old can do tech stuff better than I can (really, I taught first grade...they can also break/destroy tech better and faster too) and wasn't able to do it. Then I realized that I could've gotten some sort of virus since it was from Wikileaks. YIKES! I am dumber than a sack of hair and deserve it. Curiosity killed the cat and now probably my tablet. Could they really do that tech sort of thing?

[FakeNoose]

37. Your antivirus should scan the downloaded file before you open it

If you have Norton, MacAffee or any of the up-to-date antivirus software, scan the file you've downloaded.
That's it. You'll know immediately if it's safe to open.

More importantly be sure to download using a VPN so you can't be tracked or identified.

[BigmanPigman]

39. My tablet is different from my desktop.

It doesn't do the anti virus stuff that my desktop does, or perhaps it does but I don't get the same notices and visual updates and am not aware of it. Since it wouldn't accept the download does that mean it is protected somehow?

[FakeNoose]

58. Sorry I don't know the answer

Here's what I would do:
Download it to your desktop and scan it with the antivirus. If it checks out (and it probably will) then transfer from your desktop to your tablet. Or you can use Calibre (free & awesome ebook software) and read the book in your desktop.

[DBoon]

47. AV is imperfect protection against modern malware

A lot of it is designed to be invisible to anti-virus software

Download into a throw-away Virtual Machine if you can

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

28. I'll be checking the book out of my library.

They currently have 3 copies on order and I'm 25th in line to check it out. If more people start wanting it, they'll order more copies. My library is good that way.

[L. Coyote]

29. Send them a box of chocolates, they'll just help sales.

[samnsara]

30. the only ones NOT paying for it are trumpers and they....

....NEED to read this book...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

40. Good point! . . . nt

[George II]

31. I think the damage has been done - posting it "free" isn't going to change the content....

....or the facts it contains. And already being a best seller, I doubt that anyone who has or already purchased the book will change their minds.

[brooklynite]

32. Because the average book purchaser goes to Wikileaks?

[keithbvadu2]

33. So. could/should Google delete it? Are they complicit now?

[Lithos]

36. Would not download it from there

Just need to say - would you kiss that mouth (piece) knowing where it's been? Beyond the ethics, there are so many things which can go bad here.

As a minimum, assume that they now have your name. At the worst, they may have done something to your security. Not worth the price especially considering most of the good stuff will be online as "news" and revelations.

If you can't afford to either get the Kindle version and/or a new copy from a reputable book store, then please wait and get it from your friendly neighborhood used book store. Powells, Half-price books and others will have copies soon enough. I also half-expect Costco will have it for sale in their mass trade book tables in a couple of months.

L-

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

51. Libraries are also free.

[Lithos]

53. Very true!

And they would also be a great place to borrow this from.

L-

[Cryptoad]

41. Fuck you Assange,,,,,

and the Russian Horse u rode in on!

[JonLP24]

44. Looks like they finally have something on Russia

F Julian Assange though.

https://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/russia/

A lot of it is in the cryllic alphabet same problem with the Saudi cables.

[BiminiTwisted]

48. I hope the publisher sue Ecuador in British court.

[Hoyt]

52. Not sure it will hurt readership or help Trump one bit. Just the opposite actually.

[C_U_L8R]

54. And they spread a powerful idea even further

Heckova job Wikileakers

[meadowlander]

55. Bet they made some alterations.

Wasn't there some evidence that they doctored the Clinton emails too?