Paulo Coelho is on Digg

Paulo Coelho, a popular author from Brazil, is on Digg. See a screenshot of his Digg profile below:

Paulo Coelho gained fame earlier this year by pirating his own books and seeding the torrents on websites. He says that his book sales went up thanks to the buzz it created. He is perhaps the first mainstream author to do so. Wish other authors did the same.

Am I the only one surprised by the presence of a 61 year old full-time author on Digg? From what I can see, it is either the work of a dedicated fan, or Coelho himself.

View Paulo Coelho’s Digg profile [and why not befriend me?]

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