Sunday, July 1, 2018

British Writers And Publishers Are Very, Very Unhappy With Each Other Right Now

Full-time writers in the UK earn less than ten thousand pounds a year, a new survey says. This seems ... unsustainable for authors (publishers dispute the number): "The Society of Authors chief executive Nicola Solomon estimating that authors were paid just 3% of publishers’ turnover in 2016, based on their profits. 'What concerns us is that during the same period that we see authors’ earnings plummet, the large publishers are seeing their sales rocket,' she said."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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