I only found out about this five minutes ago, so I suspect I’m not the only one who doesn’t know that all printed books published by Australian authors [whether Indie or Traditional] must be deposited [donated for free] to the National Library of Australia within 1 month of their publication.
This is a legal requirement.
Luckily, digital books – i.e. ebooks – only have to be deposited ‘if requested’. The following infographic was taken from the National Library of Australia website:
I was a little panicked until I looked carefully at that infographic. ‘Offline’ basically means anything physical – like a hardcover or paperback etc. ‘Online’ means anything digital – like an ebook.
This means that when I finished proofing all my books, I’m going to have to send a copy of each one to the library. And that means I have to find a local POD printer as a…
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To ask, request or to invite is one thing. To demand, is something else entirely. SHAME!!! And what does the author receive in return? What are the consequences if one does not?
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Thanks for the reblog Chris. The more people who know the better. 🙂
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Agreed, Meeks 😃
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Re Nat Library of Australia deposit https://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/behind-the-scenes/2016/05/17/self-publishers-we-want-you – if you’re an Australian author but published overseas you also need to deposit.
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Thanks for that information, Suzanne 😀
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I had no idea it is a legal requirement. Good thing mine are all eBooks at the moment!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Welcome, Karletta 😀
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Thanks
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