PLR
March 17, 2008
H/T PD Smith.
This is from Peter’s excellent blog:
“If you are a published writer in the UK you probably know that if you register with PLR you can receive a very modest payment if your books are borrowed from a public library. What you might not know, however, is that the government intends to cut the amount of money it gives to PLR in the future, which of course means less money for writers. If you want to let Gordon Brown know what you think about this, you can sign an e-petition on the 10 Downing Street website.”
As Peter says, payments are modest, but I know I for one will welcome them when I’m finally published. It all adds up — so I’m off to sign. If you are a UK writer (or just have a soft spot for them 
), you should maybe consider it, too.
March 17, 2008 at 10:24 am
Cheers Gary! The more publicity (& the more signatures) the better…
March 17, 2008 at 10:31 am
No problem, mate. Just waiting for the confirmation email… those Downing Street auto-responders are slow. A deliberate policy, p’haps?
March 17, 2008 at 11:04 am
yes, I wouldn’t put it past them!
March 17, 2008 at 11:13 am
I’m there, now… 3006 signatures — when was it started, do you know, Peter?
March 17, 2008 at 11:24 am
I believe it was started at the beginning of last month. There’s a bit in the Bookseller here:
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/53001-petition-protests-against-plr-cuts.html
As you can see, I’ve been meaning to post this for some time (I’m a lazy blogger…)!
March 17, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Not doing bad, then. So far there’s only been one click-through via my site, but hopefully more will follow when they see it.
Lazy blogger… oh, I don’t know. You’re just a quality over quantity kinda guy, as I see it
Your posts are always interesting.
March 17, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I signed it!
March 17, 2008 at 2:05 pm
THANKS! “Quality over quantity” - maybe I should rename my site…
March 17, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Thanks, Hayley! How you doing?
Would maybe make a nice logline, Peter
March 28, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Go get em Gary!!