The Australian Lending Rights Schemes recognise the contribution of Australian creators and publishers to our culture and storytelling.
If your books are held in Australian public, school, university or TAFE libraries, you may be eligible for annual payments through either the Public Lending Right (PLR) and/or Educational Lending Right (ELR) schemes.
The schemes provide compensation for the free multiple use of books in lending libraries and promote the enrichment of Australian culture by encouraging the growth and development of Australian writing and publishing.
To learn more about how the Lending Rights schemes work, watch the video below.
Who is Lending Rights for?
Authors and creators
You may be eligible for Lending Rights if you are:
- an author
- an illustrator
- an editor
- a translator
and you are entitled to receive royalties or hold a financial interest in your book.
You can read more about your eligibility.
Learn more
I am…
- a new creator who has published my first book, or I haven't registered a book with Lending Rights before
- an existing creator who has a Lending Rights Online login.
Publishers
You may be eligible if you are a:
- book publishing company
- not-for-profit publisher
- self-published creator
that publishes books in Australia.
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I am a…
How Lending Rights works
- Register through Lending Rights Online as a creator or publisher.
- Submit eligible title claim(s).
- Titles are assessed and surveyed in selected libraries.
- Library book holdings are used to calculate entitlement.
- Eligible payments are made annually each June.
For more information, view the infographic.
Key dates
Title claims
Submit your new title claim by 31 March each year.
Please note: a title claim is 'new' if you have never registered the book before, or you have a new ISBN for an existing book.
Annual payments
Eligible claimants receive notification of payments in May, with payments made by 30 June each year.
Contact us
Contact the Lending Rights team if you have questions about the schemes, your eligibility or making title claims.
- Email: lendingrights@arts.gov.au
- Phone: 1800 672 842 during business hours (AEST/AEDT)
- Post: GPO Box 3241 Canberra ACT 2601
