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Originally Posted by DianNC
My rather small local library has quite a few of his children's books. Does anyone know if he receives revenue from library books loaned in the U.S.?
I've always kind of wondered how authors are reimbursed for library loans here.
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He gets whatever royalties he'd get from the sale of each copy of the book the libraries buy, that's it as far as direct compensation.
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"If I sold the book I'd get 30p per book. I get six grand, and I should be getting £180,000."
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Assuming all of those borrowers would have bought the books instead, which they wouldn't have.