Authors destroy legal e-book lending site thanks to Authors Guild, publisher FUD

Re:Authors destroy legal e-book lending site thanks to Autho... by adrr on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @11:31AM (#4381398)

The authors really need to go after libraries, these hubs of piracy really need to be shutdown. Libraries distribute books to complete strangers with no compensation to the authors.

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Re:Authors destroy legal e-book lending site thanks to Autho... by dorward on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @11:42AM (#4381449)

Authors get compensated when I borrow books from my local library.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Lending_Right

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Re:Authors destroy legal e-book lending site thanks to Autho... by Avenger42 on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @12:41PM (#4381798)

Authors get compensated when their books are lent out through the Kindle Direct Publishing system too:

2.3 KDP Select Fund. We will establish a fund on a monthly basis and you will earn a share of that fund for each of your Digital Books included in the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library Program.

https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?ie=UTF8&topi...

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Re:Authors destroy legal e-book lending site thanks to Autho... by alanfalcon on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @12:52PM (#4381847)

LendInk wasn't about the Kindle Lending Library though: those are books that can be borrowed without ever being purchased first. These LendInk borrows were between a book buyer and a third party, fascilitated by, say, Amazon, but without additional financial compensation for authors. As an author I still think they're a good idea to allow, but then I understand technology unlike too many other authors.

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Re:Authors destroy legal e-book lending site thanks to Autho... by j_s on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @12:55PM (#4381863)

If my understanding is correct, the KDP Select Fund is for the 'Kindle Owners’ Lending Library' program, where Amazon will loan one book per month to Amazon Prime members.

LendInk facilitated lends under the 'Lending for Kindle' program, allowing a one-time lend between Kindle owners.

https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/help?topicId=A2JGI9S4...

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Re:Authors destroy legal e-book lending site thanks to Autho... by ahi on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @05:30PM (#4383163)

PLR seems to be mostly a European thing.

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Re:Authors destroy legal e-book lending site thanks to Autho... by john_flintstone on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @05:44PM (#4383207)

You say that in a light hearted and amusing manner, but if real, honest-to-god libraries, lending books at no cost to anyone, didn't already exist, and someone tried to start one today, they'd never be allowed to get off the ground. Same applies to radio stations, playing music for free. Thank God they all got started decades ago, cause they wouldn't have a prayer today.

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