What in the WHAT. Not only are libraries a massive source of income for authors (because they have to BUY a MASSIVE amount of books to stock in the library), but in Canada, they even pay authors for each book of ours that is in the library (the Public Lending Right).
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...
