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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
In the US the author gets paid for a library book as a sale just like any other book (ie, they get paid once [based on list price for print and Net sale price on digital AFAIK], when the library buys the book). In the UK there is a system where the author gets paid a bit when their books are borrowed [it's a bit more complicated than that, look up Public Lending Right for more info) in addition to when the book is initially purchased. Ireland has something similar to the UK. Don't know about elsewhere.
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Canada also has Public Lending Right Program which pays out money to Canadian Authors who have registered their works and have said works bought by Canadian libraries. It's a federally sponsored Canadian Council for the Arts program not something legislated.