Does it hurt the author to buy a used book?

Toya Braskett: Authors receive no royalties on used books.~Dr. B.~

Majorie Chester: Thats a link to his books, u can buy them off amazon. Hope this helps x

Laveta Fathy: The author doesn't get royalties for it. However, since the biggest reason readers decide to buy a particular book is that they've read and enjoyed another book by the same author, it does them good in the long run.

Joeann Hoyt: If it's used then the author already got royalties from the book. You're allowed to sell your used books or let others borrow them (like the library). The only time the author will not get paid is if the book is stolen or had illegally.

Mee Blumenfeld: obviously they get nothing out of you buying a used book. If you buy a new book they get the royalties. Isn't this quite obvious?

Robin Marchione: An author doesn't get royalties on a used book, but obviously, someone bought that book new at some point, so the author got the royalties they were due. You! haven't stolen anything from them by buying a used book (whereas if you download a book illegally, it's no different to stealing). Buying a book used is no different from buying anything else used. It's perfectly legal.Although the author gets no royalties from a used book, most authors are very supportive of used bookshops and actually buy a lot books from them. There is a town in the UK, Hay-on-Wye, which is famous for its used bookstores - there are several on every street. And for this reason, it's home to one of the most important literary festivals in the world every year - authors flock there for the festival and often praise the used bookstores. Essentially, most authors like to see people reading, provided you're not actually stealing from them (by downloading books illegally or stealing from a bookshop), and appear to be supportive of the used book industry....Show more