eBook & Publishing Protection

Ayatii helps publishers, authors and educational content creators find pirated copies of their books, audiobooks, journals and courses. We document what we find and pursue removal from sharing sites, marketplaces and search results, so readers reach the legitimate edition first.

METHODOLOGY

Our Publishing Protection Methodology

Book piracy is spread across thousands of small pages, so the method is built for volume and for careful matching. Four steps take us from your catalogue to removed listings.

Catalogue Intake

We start with your titles, ISBNs, editions, formats and author names, along with the sales channels you use. This gives reviewers a reliable reference for telling real copies from unrelated books with similar names.

Search and Match

We search sharing sites, forums, social groups, cloud-storage links and marketplaces for downloads and listings that match your catalogue. Search result pages are checked too, since that is where most readers begin.

Notice and Follow-Up

Confirmed copies are reported to the hosts, platforms and search engines involved, with the details they ask for. We follow up on notices that stall and keep track of sites that keep republishing.

Report by Title

You see results per title and per channel, which shows which books are targeted most and where. That helps you decide where to focus marketing, pricing and further protection.

SERVICES

Our eBook & Publishing Protection Services

Publishing piracy covers more than a PDF on a file-sharing site. The three services below reflect how books and courses are actually copied and sold.

Book and Audiobook Monitoring

Searching for pirated ebooks, scanned print editions and ripped audiobooks across download sites, cloud folders, messaging groups and forums. Backlist and bestseller titles can be watched at different levels.

Course and Educational Material Protection

Locating pirated online courses, study guides, test banks and textbooks shared or resold without permission. Educators and training providers get evidence they can use with platforms and partners.

Counterfeit Edition and Reseller Response

Identifying unauthorised print-on-demand copies, low-quality reprints and scraped editions sold through online marketplaces under your title or a near copy of it. Listings are reported to the marketplace with supporting evidence.

HOW WE HELP

How Ayatii Works with Publishers and Authors

Publishers range from large houses to individual authors. We adjust how we work to your catalogue, and four things stay the same.

We Respect Who Holds the Rights

Book rights are often split by territory, format and language. We confirm who may act for each title, and we take instructions only from authorised parties.

Backlist and Frontlist Are Treated Differently

New releases attract fast copying, while older titles are copied steadily for years. We set monitoring depth for each group, and adjust it as titles move between them.

Authors Stay Informed

Where you want it, reports can be arranged so authors see how their own titles are affected. Many authors find it easier to trust a programme when its work is visible.

Legitimate Sharing Is Left Alone

Libraries, lending programmes, resellers of used books and approved previews are all valid. We take these into account so notices do not reach lawful activity.

DELIVERABLES

What Is Included in Publishing Protection

A publishing programme should leave you with clear records per title. These are the five items we provide.

Title Reference Set

A maintained list of titles, ISBNs, formats and authorised sellers that reviewers use to confirm every match.

Infringement Evidence Files

Captured pages, link details and notes showing how each copy or listing matches a specific title.

Removal Tracker

A record of each notice, its recipient and its status, including search-engine requests and any sites that needed escalation.

Title and Channel Reports

Periodic summaries that group findings by book and by type of site, so you can see which titles attract the most copying.

Practical Recommendations

Suggestions on metadata, preview settings, pricing for emerging markets or file protection options that could reduce repeat copying.

Partner with Ayatii to Protect Your Books and Courses

Send us a sample of your catalogue and the channels you sell through. We will explain how monitoring and takedowns could be set up for it.

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WHY US

Why Choose Ayatii for Publishing Protection

Ayatii is an anti-piracy and brand protection company in Dubai. For publishers, a few characteristics set our approach apart.

Built for Large Catalogues

Publishing piracy means many titles and many small links. Our process combines automation for scale with review so volume does not lower accuracy.

Attention to Search Results

Most readers find pirated books through search. We pair site-level takedowns with search-engine requests to reduce how visible those copies are.

Care with Rights and Territories

We work from your rights information on each title, so notices reflect who can act and where, instead of treating every copy the same way.

Reports That Make Sense by Title

Findings are arranged around your books and imprints, which makes them easy to share with editors, rights teams and authors.

ABOUT BOOK PIRACY

About eBook and Publishing Piracy

Publishing piracy is the unauthorised copying and distribution of books, audiobooks, journals, courses and other written or educational works. It includes scanned print copies, converted ebook files and recordings of audiobooks shared online.

Files are small, easy to convert and quick to share, so one upload can lead to many copies across cloud storage, messaging groups and download sites. Students searching for free textbooks and readers looking for new releases often reach these copies through search results.

Removing them usually means working with hosts, platforms and search engines, one notice at a time, and repeating the work as links reappear. Programmes that combine regular monitoring with delisting tend to keep visible piracy lower over time.

Common Forms of Publishing Piracy

Shared ebook files: PDF, EPUB and similar files uploaded to cloud storage, forums and download sites.
Scanned print editions: textbooks and trade books photographed or scanned and redistributed as digital files.
Ripped audiobooks: recordings extracted from licensed apps or discs and offered as free downloads.
Pirated courses: paid online lessons, videos and workbooks copied to other sites or resold in bundles.
Counterfeit print copies: unauthorised reprints of popular titles sold through online marketplaces.

Since new links appear continually, steady monitoring tends to protect a catalogue better than occasional clean-ups.

SCOPING A PROGRAMME

How a Publishing Protection Programme Is Scoped

Before any monitoring begins, we agree what is covered and how. The four topics below form the basis of every publishing engagement.

Titles and Formats

Which books, courses and audio titles are in scope, and in which formats. Many clients begin with the most pirated titles and extend coverage as results come in.

Territories and Languages

Where each title is sold and in which languages, because pirate sites and demand differ by market. This also determines which rights holder should sign each notice.

Channels to Watch

Whether to include file-sharing sites, messaging groups, social pages, marketplaces and search results. We suggest a starting mix based on your sales channels and known problem areas.

Reporting Rhythm

How often you receive reports and who sees them, whether that is a rights manager, a digital team or authors directly.

WHO IT APPLIES TO

Who Needs eBook & Publishing Protection

Anyone who sells written or educational work digitally can be exposed. These are the groups that ask us for help most often.

Trade and Academic Publishers

Publishers with large backlists need consistent monitoring across many titles, plus evidence they can use with platforms and search engines. Academic titles are frequently copied because of their price.

Independent Authors and Imprints

Self-published authors sell directly and feel each lost sale. A managed service gives them the monitoring and notice handling they would not have time to do themselves.

Online Course Creators and Training Providers

Creators who sell lessons, certifications or study materials see their content resold in bundles and shared in groups. Prompt reporting helps keep access limited to paying students.

Frequently asked questions

Can pirated ebooks really be taken down?

Many hosts, platforms and search engines act on valid copyright notices. Pirate sites often reappear under new addresses, so we track repeat sources and combine takedowns with search-engine requests to make copies harder to find.

Do you cover audiobooks and online courses?

Yes. Audiobooks, video courses, study guides and test materials are all included, provided we know what you own and who is authorised to act. We adjust monitoring to the formats that matter in your catalogue.

What about books sold on marketplaces?

We can search marketplaces for unauthorised reprints and scraped editions and report them using each platform's notice process. We may ask you to confirm which sellers are authorised so that genuine resellers are not affected.

Do we need to supply files of our books?

Not always. Metadata such as titles, ISBNs and author names is enough to begin. Sample files or excerpts can help reviewers confirm matches on hard cases, and we only use them for that purpose.

Is this suitable for a single author?

Yes. A small catalogue can be scoped as a small programme. Contact us with your titles and where they are sold and we will propose a level of monitoring to match.

eBook & Publishing Protection

Our Publishing Protection Methodology