As somebody who's done a lot of pirating in my day, as well as somebody who's had a lot pirated from me...
There's really no way to stop people from pirating.
If your book gets popular enough, somebody will go ahead and scan the physical copy, turn it into a PDF, and distribute it on a torrent site and there's nothing you can really do about it.
Honestly I've found the best thing you can do is plan for this and figure out exactly how to exploit this free distribution you'll be getting among pirates. Can you create a special resource only accessible by becoming a member? Some link to a bonus opt-in page? Some backend event or coaching?
In general, I've found that the people who pirate something are people who wouldn't have purchased the damn thing to begin with, and that by finding other ways to profit off of these people, you open yourself up for boosted popularity.
There's really no way to stop people from pirating.
If your book gets popular enough, somebody will go ahead and scan the physical copy, turn it into a PDF, and distribute it on a torrent site and there's nothing you can really do about it.
Honestly I've found the best thing you can do is plan for this and figure out exactly how to exploit this free distribution you'll be getting among pirates. Can you create a special resource only accessible by becoming a member? Some link to a bonus opt-in page? Some backend event or coaching?
In general, I've found that the people who pirate something are people who wouldn't have purchased the damn thing to begin with, and that by finding other ways to profit off of these people, you open yourself up for boosted popularity.