The data analysis of this report is frighteningly poor.
A book read through the library does not represent a lost sale. The market is more complicated than that.
The answer isn't "fuck libraries" it's "fund libraries" so they have more money to spend.
You all-- I never thought I'd see the day, but library peeps, strap in for a fight. The Author's Guild is going after us as the reason why authors are making less money. I don't think they understand who they are dealing with: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
A survey commissioned by the Guild found that only 25% of print books and e-books read in the past month were bought new or through a paid subscription, with readers increasingly turning to low- or no...
