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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Paraphasing? How about actual examples of authors who have significant library sales being foolish enough to say this?
Going the other way, I live in a rather affluent community (not my block so much!) with a fair number of writers. It's surprisingly common for me to take a book out the public library and find the author has signed it.
With eBooks, where the library pays a lot more for a copy than does an individual, the author would be particularly foolish to resent library readers.
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It took me a while to find this one I had read.... (like I said, not many, but some), but she used the fact that "it stings when someone tells me they read it from the library", as a prelude to her rant against actual piracy....
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I love it when someone tells me they've read one of my books, and enjoyed it.
But let me tell you: I wince inside when they add: "My sister [daughter, girlfriend, whatever] lent it to me."
Admittedly, it also hurts a little when they tell me as much they took it out of a library.
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I do remember nearly a decade ago, a thread I read where authors felt the same defeat when
BookCrossing was popular and people swapped and circulated print books around either randomly or in dedicated groups. No copyright infringement, just people sharin' the love.
Like I said, I understand authors being upset at actual piracy, but when their work is being accessed in ways that are legal and above reproach, I don't get it.