Simon & Schuster will give authors direct access to piracy data for their books

Simon & Schuster will offer authors data on how and when their books are being pirated online, CEO Carolyn Reidy said. Simon & Schuster, like many other publishers, works with a company called Attributor “to track and remove infringing copies of digital, audio and print titles published by Simon & Schuster from online sites.” Authors will now have access to Attributor’s data through the Simon & Schuster Author Portal, which also lets them track their book sales. Literary agents will have access to the data as well.