To go to the relevant British Library section,
click on the logo or link below:
A copy of every book published in the United Kingdom must be deposited with the British Library. This includes everything from the latest blockbuster through to the self-published history of the Jo Bloggs family. The British Library’s website provides the following succinct explanation of Legal Deposit:
“Legal deposit has existed in English law since 1662. It helps to ensure that the nation’s published output (and thereby its intellectual record and future
published heritage) is collected systematically, to preserve the material for the use of future generations and to make it available for readers within
the designated legal deposit libraries”, (see http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/legaldeposit/).
From 6 April 2013 legislation pertaining to electronic publications came into force:
“From 6 April 2013, legal deposit also covers material published electronically, so that the Legal Deposit Libraries can maintain a national collection of
e-journals, e-books, digitally published news, magazines and other types of content.
The Legal Deposit…
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Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog 
In case this come up with Anonymous, this is TermiteWriter. In the USA, you are not required to deposit copies of your book in the Library of Congress – you still hold the copyright even if you don’t register it – but as a former librarian, I think it’s important, so I always register my copyright and send in the deposit copies of the print book, which to me is the only one that counts.
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Hi Lorinda – Thanks for that information (and you came up as TermiteWriter) 😀
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Does this pertain to US authors who sell their books on Amazon UK?
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I don’t know Noelle 😦
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Hmm, better get on to doing this! Thanks for another useful post 🙂
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Very Welcome Helen 😀
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They can also request five additional copies to be provided free, to be distributed to the other legal deposit libraries – as I already knew, but have not been asked for previously. This time, they have requested those additional copies from me. I suppose it is nice to be wanted, but expensive to provide and post. Ebook copies need only be provided if the ebooks have an ISBN. It is not necessary if they only have an ASIN. I know this for a fact as I spoke to them about it recently. In fact, the folk at the legal deposit libraries are incredibly nice and helpful, so if you have any queries, phone them and they will do their very best to help you out. On a positive note, you can then crow in your blog about how all your books are retained for the national archives and posterity.
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Many thanks for that additional information Loretta 😀
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Your comment and clarification is very helpful Loretta. I would echo your comment regarding the helpfulness of the staff in the Legal Deposit Library. When I called to ask whether a print book which does not have an ISBN requires to be sent for archiving, the person with whom I spoke helpfully clarified that all print books irrespective of whether they have an ISBN do, indeed require to be submitted. Its good to have clarity on the ebook issue. Kevin
On 5/15/15, Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog
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Many thanks for reblogging, Chris. Best. Kevin
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Welcome Kevin 😀
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