Great article! A book is an author’s hard graft. I am in the position you write about here, stealing time to write and it’s exhausting. When I’m finished by all means don’t buy or borrow it if it’s not to your taste, but don’t illegally download it.
Another library fact: I am a full-time library assistant and if we don’t have the book you want *at all,* we can ask the librarians to buy it in. Yes, just for you. As long as it’s in print from a publisher who’s in a certain catalogue we will buy it. And then someone else can get it too. Don’t pinch books!
Great article! A book is an author’s hard graft. I am in the position you write about here, stealing time to write and it’s exhausting. When I’m finished by all means don’t buy or borrow it if it’s not to your taste, but don’t illegally download it.
Another library fact: I am a full-time library assistant and if we don’t have the book you want *at all,* we can ask the librarians to buy it in. Yes, just for you. As long as it’s in print from a publisher who’s in a certain catalogue we will buy it. And then someone else can get it too. Don’t pinch books!
Thank you so much Emily.