HauntedReader t1_j2a4ipu wrote
Reply to comment by FionaTheGreen in Best way to purchase books to support the authors by Vizzenya
>Oh, I can see the reality is very different there, then. PLR is supposed to compensate authors for the loss in sales, essentially. A quick search tells me there was a campaign to implement a similar scheme in the US, but I guess it didn't take off.
Our libraries currently barely have the funds to stay open and stock new books. Something like this would likely close most small-town libraries, which is likely why it didn't take off.
Especially with the current climate of the alt-right looking for excuses to pull funding.
gjallerhorn t1_j2a9n1m wrote
>Our libraries currently barely have the funds to stay open and stock new books
And this is already with barely paying librarians anything.
hmountain t1_j2amp00 wrote
it's not just the alt-right, the right has been trying to cut public programs including library funding for at least half a century
HauntedReader t1_j2an5d8 wrote
True but what is happening now is much more specific and targeted. It makes it a bigger threat than just cutting funds.
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