public lending rights in Australia

public lending rights this is the link to find out all about getting paid for your work/book being in a library. Read it all and register your books.

The Educational Lending Right (ELR) is administered under the ELR Policies and Procedures 2011 (PDF - 188 KB) | (RTF - 2.9 MB)

Public Lending Right (PLR) and Educational Lending Right (ELR) are Australian Government cultural programs that make payments to eligible Australian creators and publishers in recognition that income is lost through the free multiple use of their books in public and educational lending libraries. PLR and ELR also support the enrichment of Australian culture by encouraging the growth and development of Australian writing.

The Public Lending Right Act 1985 provides the legislative framework for the PLR Scheme 1997. For the purposes of the Act, aPublic Lending Right Committee is appointed by the Minister to administer the PLR scheme. The Act provides for the gazettal of aPLR scheme by the Minister.

What are the objectives of the Lending Right schemes?

• To make payments to Australian creators and publishers on the basis that income is lost from the availability of their books in public and educational lending libraries.
• To support the enrichment of Australian culture by encouraging the growth and development of Australian writing and publishing.