The Author's Guild study is very basic divide and conquer nonsense. There were a lot of ways this report could have been written with the data at hand, but this narrative seems written in a way that suits major publishers, who like to say they love libraries while their actions show they hate them.
Andrew Neal | Added Value Books
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...
