This is huge news! For readers what it means is that you can borrow ebooks and audiobooks from your library and know that the author is receiving some financial gain for it (just as with print books). Given the average earnings for Australian writers falls well below the poverty line (see the 2022 National Survey of Australian Book Authors), this change can make a very big difference.
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