To put this in perspective, in the UK (from <a href="http://www.plr.uk.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.plr.uk.com/</a>):<p><i>The Rate Per Loan has now been confirmed and has increased for the first time in three years to 6.29 pence</i><p>£0.0629 is somewhat different to the £7.99 that the average paperback costs in the UK these days.<p>Also:<p><i>Over 23,000 writers ... receive PLR payments each year</i><p>Which seems a very small number to me.