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Originally Posted by Lanik42
That is basically what I was going to say: The whole concept of sharing is that someone has purchased the book, and is now sharing it with others for free. Libraries purchase a copy of the book, and share with others for free. Hmm, I might see a bit of a parallel there  |
Please see earlier in the thread. UK libraries, under a system called the "Public Lending Right" pay authors 5.98p (roughly 10c) every time one of their books is checked out of the library, up to a maximum paymant of £6,600 per year (about $10,000) per author. ie the author does get compensated when a book is checked out of the library.