Writing doesn’t pay. According to a report released last year by the Royal Society for Literature and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, most writers earn below the minimum wage. The numbers are stark: two thirds of writers earn between £100 and £10,000. Only 5% of writers can expect... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 05:32:29 UTC ]
A third of Essex's libraries could close within the next five years, according to a report released by the county's council. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
‘The share of income from rights has steadily increased from 72 percent in 2013 to 80 percent in 2016,’ says the UK’s Publishers Association, in a report released this summer. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson In Five Years: A 90 Percent Rise in Rights Income hen Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new report released by the Authors Guild showed that more than 65% of the literary translators responding to a survey earn less than $20,000 a year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]