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.
Gary William Murning Online 
Cheers Gary! The more publicity (& the more signatures) the better…
No problem, mate. Just waiting for the confirmation email… those Downing Street auto-responders are slow. A deliberate policy, p’haps? 😉
yes, I wouldn’t put it past them!
I’m there, now… 3006 signatures — when was it started, do you know, Peter?
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…)!
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.
I signed it!
THANKS! “Quality over quantity” – maybe I should rename my site… 😉
Thanks, Hayley! How you doing?
Would maybe make a nice logline, Peter 🙂
Go get em Gary!!