Yes, surely it is the libraries' fault people are buying fewer books and not the fact that people's book-buying budgets are being diverted to things like filling their gas tank and buying groceries.
I would like to see the full and exact survey questions that got them some of these results.
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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...
