Pirated eBook Copies of Stephen King's 'Joyland' Circulate

We have learned that pirated eBooks copies of Stephen King‘s print-only Joyland are circulating online.

UPDATE: Hard Case Crime publisher Charles Ardai sent us this statement:

In the end you have to rely on the good behavior of the vast majority of the audience – I see no reason to think that pirates represent more than a small fraction of all consumers.  That doesn’t mean we don’t care about piracy – we do.  But it’s just one of the many punches you have to learn to roll with in the rough-and-tumble world of modern publishing.

Back in May 2012, King decided that his Hard Case Crime book would not have a digital edition. He explained that decision a statement:

I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts.

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