Traditional Publishing Is 'No Longer Fair Or Sustainable', Says Society of Authors
After figures released this week showed professional authors' median annual incomes have collapsed to to £11,000, The Society of Authors' chief executive has claimed that traditional publishers' terms "are no longer fair or sustainable".
Earlier this week, the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society released a survey of almost 2,500 writers which found that the median income of a professional author last year was £11,000, down 29% since 2005 - a period in which median earnings for UK employees have fallen by 8%.
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- Companies:
- Amazon.com
- HarperCollins
- Places:
- Great Britain
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