I had a conversation about books with a friend of mine and we came into the subjects of buying books vs borrowing books from a public library. He said that he likes to support the author and prefers to buy the books he reads.
This made me think. The answer is pretty clear when it comes to buying vs downloading a pirate copy, but in the case with libraries it seems incorrect to say that I’m not supporting the author, but I can’t say why.
What do you think?
Depends on the country. Some countries support authors more than just buying the book. U.K for example, authors have public lending rights and get paid each time their book is checked out as well as purchase of the book. Not as much as royalties but they get something.
I think that’s something all libraries should do.