Eligibility

• A practical book giving advice or instructions, a self-help or “how-to” book; a manual or guidebook on any subject (travel book, nature book, cookbook, etc.)
• A professional guide such as a legal, technical, medical, scientific, pedagogical, accounting or financial guide
• A book designed primarily for an educational market
• A list of any kind or short segments of information that are brought together in a list format (directory, index, compilation, bibliography, dictionary, atlas, encyclopedia, genealogy, etc.)
• A book resulting from a conference, seminar or symposium
• The catalogue for an exhibition
• A newspaper, magazine, periodical or compilation of periodicals
• An unpublished work (thesis, manuscript, etc.)
• A DVD or podcast
• As a new title: A second or subsequent edition of an eligible book, unless at least 50% of this edition constitutes completely new text, not revised text
• A report, survey or program evaluation
• A title prepared for or published by a governmental or paragovernmental organization, institution or corporation
• Wholly or mainly a musical score
• A calendar, agenda, colouring book, activity book, quiz book or game
• A book created for your employer in the course of your employment
• A machine-narrated audiobook
• A non-commercial audiobook
• A digital bundle or compilation of individual books

If you are the sole creator of a book, claim 100%.

For a translation, claim 50%.

For an audiobook, claim 50%.

For a translated audiobook, claim 33%.

For a children’s picture book (24 to 32 pages) or a graphic novel, you may claim 50% of the payment or 33% if the book is a translation.

For any other illustrated book, calculate your share according to the size of your contribution.

For a co-authored book, calculate your portion of the applicable author share described above according to the size of your contribution.

For an adaptation, reduce your share by half. For example, you adapted an existing work, or you created a new work based on existing characters or situations originally created by another person.

You may claim a portion of the PLR payment.

For children’s picture books (24 to 32 pages), you may claim 50% of the payment or 33% if the book is a translation.

For graphic novels of 48 pages or more, you may claim 50% of the payment or 33% if the book is a translation.

For other books, your share depends on the space your photos or illustrations occupy in the book.

For an adaptation, reduce your share by half. For example, your illustrations are based on proprietary illustrations created by another person.

You may claim up to 50% of the potential PLR payment.

For translated illustrated children’s books (24 to 32 pages), you may claim 33%.

For graphic novels of 48 pages or more, you may claim 33%.

For translated audiobooks, you may claim 33%.

If more than one translator is involved, calculate your share according to the size of your contribution.

You may claim up to 50% of the potential PLR payment.

For translated audiobooks, you may claim 33%.

If more than one narrator is involved, calculate your share according to the size of your contribution.

You must have contributed original written work that amounts to at least a 10% share. This can be a preface, an afterword, notes on the text or another written contribution in the body of the book. The work must be identified as yours in the table of contents. Notes on the contributors, indices, timelines, glossaries, bibliographies and tables of contents do not count.

Consult the Writers section above for more detail on shares for a writing contribution.

Your name must be on the title page or copyright page.

Note: A share cannot be claimed for your editorial work alone (for example, the selection and revision of texts). Only original written contributions as described above are eligible.