How to help people who create books - Borrow books from your local public library

Did you know that when you borrow a book or audiobook from a public library, the author (if registered) will get a payment for it? And not just authors as also included are audiobook narrators, illustrators and translators. It’s called the Public Lending Right. 

Public Lending Right (PLR) is a legal right to payment from Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport funding for eligible book contributors when their books are borrowed from public libraries.

Read more about it here (including who the most popular authors are).

Public Libraries. Where the books are free but the content makers still get paid. 

All of which leads me neatly to reminding you that Stroud Green and Harringay Library will be open from Monday for all your book and audiobook needs.

 Big opening party on Saturday 4th

Membership of your local library is free, here's how to join

How about an early New Year's Resolution to join the library?