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File Sharing

Paulo Coelho is a strong advocate of spreading his books through peer-to-peer file sharing networks. He put his own books on file-sharing networks like BitTorrent, and noted that The Alchemist received a boost in sales due to this.^[26] He stated that "I do think that when a reader has the possibility to read some chapters, he or she can always decide to buy the book later."^[26] Currently, chapters from The Alchemist can be found on Google Books and Coelho's agency Sant Jordi Associoados.^[27][28] Entire copies of his books, including translations, can also be found on Pirate Coelho, a blog off Coelho main blog.^[29]