tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post528750619027245630..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Authors and the librarySarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-23179093142155840552008-01-06T23:34:00.000-06:002008-01-06T23:34:00.000-06:00I think libraries are a great way for authors to i...I think libraries are a great way for authors to introduce their works to new readers who probably would not have bought their book otherwise. They could also benefit by a possible sale and/or referal later on which would lead to higher book sales for that author. Long live libraries!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-77791165122685990942007-12-19T01:50:00.000-06:002007-12-19T01:50:00.000-06:00I'm an author whose main publisher is Robert Hale ...I'm an author whose main publisher is Robert Hale Ltd UK - a hardback publisher for libraries.<BR/>I wouldn't have two books published if it weren't for publisher's like Robert Hale.<BR/><BR/>Myself, I love libraries and so does one of my sons and my daughter. <BR/><BR/>I have found so many wonderful authors and their books via the library, and I know the world would be a sadder place without them.AnneMarie Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913093174855808979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1647949689132479862007-12-13T08:50:00.000-06:002007-12-13T08:50:00.000-06:00No, there's nothing like the Public Lending scheme...No, there's nothing like the Public Lending scheme in the USA. Would be nice if there were, but realistically I don't see it ever happening.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-89257864893395710762007-12-13T08:32:00.000-06:002007-12-13T08:32:00.000-06:00I take it, therefore, that you don't have anything...I take it, therefore, that you don't have anything like the Public Lending scheme in the USA? It works pretty well in the UK: a major author can get several thousand pounds a year from a (very rough) estimate of the number of times his or her books have been borrowed from public libraries. Doesn't include university libraries, I think. See <A HREF="http://www.plr.uk.com/" REL="nofollow">details</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-24774717802315458242007-12-04T10:25:00.000-06:002007-12-04T10:25:00.000-06:00Seeing as there were many other things on the list...Seeing as there were many other things on the list that I'd honestly hate hearing, as an author ("when are you going to write a REAL book?"), I'm not actually sure it was completely tongue-in-cheek! But the library appearance on the list may have been, imho, a little short-sighted.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-58651323158021908872007-12-04T09:27:00.000-06:002007-12-04T09:27:00.000-06:00I hope the comment was tongue-in-cheek. A library...I hope the comment was tongue-in-cheek. A library copy will be read by dozens, scores, even hundreds of readers in its lifetime, whereas a purchased copy may only be read by one or two (or never read at all). Libraries also stock titles for much longer than bookstores, meaning that readers who hear about a book several months or years after publication can still get hold of a copy. And how many of us got hooked on reading at a library?Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-14645793025722195002007-12-03T14:23:00.000-06:002007-12-03T14:23:00.000-06:00I also disagree with the author. I can't afford t...I also disagree with the author. I can't afford to buy too many hardcovers (nor do I have the space)and it can take a year for a book to come out in paperback, so if an author is new to me, I'll take the book out of the library. If it turns out I like that author, than I will automatically buy the next book the author writes. I would never have read so many wonderful books that were out print growing up if it hadn't been for the library.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-65721523881482648892007-12-03T12:14:00.000-06:002007-12-03T12:14:00.000-06:00I disagree with the author too. Better that a book...I disagree with the author too. Better that a book is being read in a library than sitting on a remainder shelf somewhere! I've heard authors also complain about readers buying their books used--but if I buy a used book and like it, I'm likely to buy subsequent works from that author new.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-59614454304597945942007-12-03T11:00:00.000-06:002007-12-03T11:00:00.000-06:00I so disagree with this author. I will often try ...I so disagree with this author. I will often try a new author in a library first, or as a cheaper used book. If I like the author, just as you said, he or she can become an auto-buy for me. I think libraries are nothing but an author's friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com