Author Paul Coelho Says Sharing Ebook For Free Helps Sales

Link: sevenload.com

(via digitalalchemy)

The example cited is the sales of "The Alchemist" in Russia which soared from 1,000 copies sold to 100,000 (then 1 million) after the Russian translation was released online.

So I guess it's ok to download them from Pirate Coelho. They are available in PDF at box.net in 7 languages. Surprisingly 'The Alchemist' is not available in English.

Paul Coelho wrote 'The Pilgrimage' which is instrumental for introducing the Camino to many Brazilian and others around the world.

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On Camino Statistics 2006/2007

(via El Correo Gallego)

Many surprises from the statistics between 2006 and 2007.

1. Non Spaniards is now the majority in the camino.
2. Camino Primitivo has the highest growth in terms of percentage.
3. Pilgrims from Asia also experience the highest growth in percentage.

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