Thread: Are you prepared to pay the same price for an ebook as for the print book?
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Old 07-21-2017, 03:25 PM   #52
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak View Post
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.
New Zealand has a Public Lending Right, but it only covers books by New Zealand resident authors.

https://natlib.govt.nz/publishers-an...ealand-authors
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