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Not in the US. US libraries are protected under what is referred to as the "first sale" doctrine, meaning that once a physical object is purchased, it's the pur
by stinkytaco 9y ago
Not in the US. US libraries are protected under what is referred to as the "first sale" doctrine, meaning that once a physical object is purchased, it's the purchasers prerogative to do whatever they like with it, including loan it. Publishers and libraries have a bit of a love/hate relationship. Even though publishers would like to prevent loaning, libraries buy a lot of material and also purchase quite a bit from the back catalog of titles that would otherwise not sell much any more.
- belorn 9y agoAlso not in Sweden, but the government uses a small trick where tax money is diverted to Swedish (exclusively) authors that have a book loaned. This is technically not part of copyright law since Berne convention prohibits countries from making a distinction between authors of different nations.
- throwaway7645 9y agoAre there a lot of writers publishing Swedish only? I'm learning Swedish very slowly, and would love to know how the Nordic languages are fairing amidst English's cultural domination.
- nugator 9y agoIt depends on what you would consider a lot. The swedish writers organisation has about 3000 members [1] and 1720 Swedish books of fiction was published 2016 [2]. [1] https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveriges_F%C3%B6rfattarf%C3%B6rbund?wprov=sfla1 https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveriges_F%C3%B6rfattarf%C3%B6... [2] http://www.forlaggare.se/den-totala-bokutgivningen-i-sverige http://www.forlaggare.se/den-totala-bokutgivningen-i-sverige