NDLI: The Sorry Tale of Contemporary Authorship: A Study of Scottish Authors

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Author	Ramdarshan Bold, Melanie
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This paper gives a detailed overview of contemporary authorship in Scotland through the analysis of interviews with and a survey of Scottish authors. These results are compared to previous studies to highlight the changing nature of authorship over the years. Both the survey and interview results paint a pessimistic picture of authorship in the twenty-first century, with the majority of authors earning very little from their writing and depending on alternative avenues to improve their income. Additionally, Scottish authors are not benefiting from the numerous new platforms to exploit their work through, which could help to enhance their income. This is partly because many Scottish authors still have a traditional view of publishing and do not think about their work commercially, and partly because, in many cases, their rights are controlled by their publishers and not widely exploited. This survey also found that Scottish authors with London literary agents earned more income than their counterparts with Scottish agents; however, this was mainly because they were more likely to be published with London publishers. This shows that Scottish publishers are failing their authors by not fostering their rights efficiently and effectively: fostering these rights more effectively could help supplement authors’ income.
Starting Page	73
Ending Page	92
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10538801
Journal	Publishing Research Quarterly
Volume Number	29
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	19364792
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2012-12-28
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Authorship Authors’ earnings Advances Rights Literary agents Scottish publishing Social Sciences Printing and Publishing Library Science Humanities Methodology of the Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Business and International Management Management of Technology and Innovation Computer Science Applications Communication Marketing Media Technology

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
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