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Old 05-08-2011, 06:37 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by elcreative View Post
If it was the thread I'm thinking of then it wasn't an implication, it was a statement of fact... UK has PLR (Public Lending Right) and payments accumulate per borrowing (up to an annual limit of £6,600 @ 5.98p/loan) paid annually for accumulated amounts in excess of £1.00 - authors need to apply/register.
It's not quite that simple. Payment is calculated first on a regional basis in the UK based on a sample of libraries in that region and the total book loans of that region, then combined to form a national estimate. So it's not 5.98p/loan, but varies significantly per year, although the max is £6,600. Simply the total loans of a book are ESTIMATED then the author receives that amount multiplied by the rate of pay. Only books count, no digital media including e-books, and payments are only made to authors in the EEA. The sample only covers about 17% of loans, so there is a large margin for error, and as elcreative said authors have to opt in.

The US does not use a PLR system, so only pay for the copy purchased not per loan. The UK pays twice, for the book and for the loans.

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