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Originally Posted by Tome Keeper
Well the library doesn't get the books for free, they pay for a copy of the book (unless it's donated by a patron/author) and lend it out to you and me. So the author will get paid for a copy of the book, just not for the additional people reading it.
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Sorry, I should have been clearer. In another thread there was the implication that in the U.K. the author receives "a few pence" each time the book is borrowed from a library. Assuming I understood correctly (which I don't) , then I should have asked "Does anyone know if the author is paid for each loan from a library in the U.S. and Canada?"
If the author is not paid each time in the U.K., then I've lost all interest in my own question.