A new report by internationally available self-publishing platform Blurb Books led to news that a surprising number of citizens in the UK have made self-publishing a book part of their immediate life goals. While the numbers were somewhat divided on what type of books they're interested in creating, publishing is on their radar nonetheless. According to an article by Toma … [Read more...] about Self Publishing: C’mon, Everybody’s Doing It
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UK Government Mulling Author Compensation for eBooks Borrowed from the Library
The UK government is seriously looking into compensating authors when their ebooks are borrowed from public libraries. Culture minister Ed Vaizey announced a decision will be made after a formal review, published last week, concluded libraries must stock digital titles or become "increasingly irrelevant". The main thought is that authors and publishers will get royalties when … [Read more...] about UK Government Mulling Author Compensation for eBooks Borrowed from the Library
UK Authors Want to Be Paid by Libraries When Their eBook Is Loaned Out
UK Authors are petitioning the government to implement a policy for digital books that are loaned out by the public libraries. Authors are paid 6.05p every time their physical books are borrowed, up to a maximum of £6,600. This mandate is under the government-funded Public Lending Right scheme. At the moment ebooks and audiobooks do not currently pay the authors anything when … [Read more...] about UK Authors Want to Be Paid by Libraries When Their eBook Is Loaned Out