Episode 239 – Public Lending Right for Authors

In this solo episode Mark talks about Public Lending Right programs.

Public Lending Right (PLR) is the right of authors and other rightsholders to receive payment for the free public use of their works in libraries. PLR has been in existence since the 1940s and is currently available for authors in more than 30 countries around the world.

Prior to the main content, shares a personal update that includes Writers for Ukraine: The Million Word Challenge, and a word about this episode’s sponsor.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

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Links of Interest:

Writers for UkraineGo Fund Me for Writers for UkrainePLR InternationalLinks to Established Global Region programs for PLRPLR CanadaFindaway VoicesSuperstars Writing SeminarsBuy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark ReflectionsThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover’s Moon

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0