the past and the present of book publishing in kurdish language in ...

is necessary, which must have a positive impact on the problem. The ownerof Aram Publishing House says he sometimes pays writers royalties, in othercases – pay them by books but he always signs agreements with the authorsor the right holders (77). The manager of Lîs Publishing House also says hesigns agreements with the authors (78).As stated earlier, some authors pay for the printing expenses of theirbooks themselves. In these cases there is a risk that publishers cannotcontrol the quality of the books. This decreases the quality of the bookspublished. In spite of this risk, some publishers publish books of writers whopay for their own printing expenses. A publishing house has found thefollowing solution: it has started a second publishing house for books whichare not included in its publishing plans, and normally would not beconsidered for publishing, at least not immediately. This second publishinghouse publishes the books of writers who wish to pay the publishingexpenses out of their own pockets to have their books published right away.Some people who have lived in Europe publish their books in Turkey withthe money they have earned abroad. The fact that the Euro and the Swedishcrown (krona) are more valuable than the Turkish Lira makes it easier forthese writers. There are publishers who say that they do not work this wayand do not find it ethical to take money from the author to publish his book,although some writers become offended by this refusal(79).3.6 PiracyPirated book-printing in Turkey is quite widespread. Just as somepublishers publish books without the knowledge of the copyright owner orthe translator, some people print books published earlier without theknowledge of the publishers and sell them cheaper on the street and in othervenues. As these pirated books are cheaper, readers actively search for them.It is thought that there are pirate editions of only a few Kurdish books.To avoid piracy the state has started providing publishers with revenuestickers. Selling books without revenue stickers is forbidden. Publishers saythat although this is a way to reduce piracy, pirates manage to get a hold ofstickers.3.7 ISBNKurdish publishers receive ISBN for published books.35