If you are a published author, illustrator, editor, translator or audiobook narrator you could receive remuneration as a result of public library book loans. This could be up to £6,600 per year if you register for the UK Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme.
To be eligible for PLR you need to meet the following criteria:
- be named on a book’s title page or be entitled to a royalty payment from the publisher (please note you do not have to own the copyright)
- your only or principal home must be in the UK or in any of the other countries within the European Economic Area (i.e. EC Member States plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein) at the time of registration (for UK PLR only)
or
you may be a resident or a citizen of any of the countries within the EEA or UK. If you are not an EEA resident and are applying for Irish PLR as a citizen, a photocopy of your passport can be used to confirm your citizenship within the EEA (for Irish PLR only) - your material must be registered with a valid ISBN number (ASINs are not eligible as they are only used by Amazon) and must have been published.
If you're eligible you can register all the books you've contributed to for both UK and Irish PLR using a single account.
Please make sure that you sign up by 30 June 2025 to be included in this year’s calculations."
Please note: Books have to have an ISBN not the Amazon ASIN alone.
