The Coalition for Cheaper Books...

  • Believes customers in Australia pay too much for books
  • Advocates an open market,leading to lower prices quicker availability
  • Supports removal of restrictions on parallel importation of books
  • Argues the current policy can't be justified in an era of e-commerce

Tag Archive | "Media"

ABC’s media coverage

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Read and listen to some of the recent media coverage on our National broadcaster, ABC. ABC’s PM programme with Mark Colvin and two pieces in Art News – one and two

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Cheaper Books in the Australian Media

Friday, November 20, 2009

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Read the various articles and opinion pieces from Australian media: SMH Business The Australian Politics The Australian Opinion

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Media Release – Bookshops vow to fight Government decision to keep book prices high

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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The Coalition for Cheaper Books said it would step up its campaign to scrap unfair import restrictions on books after the Federal Government’s decision today not to reform the system which keeps book prices high. Coalition member and Dymocks Chief Executive Officer, Don Grover, said Cabinet’s decision to ignore a recommendation from its main economic adviser the [...]

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Allan Fels opinion on the recent decision

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Originally published in The Age. In the 19th century, Australian booksellers could import books from anywhere. As a result they got the best prices and best value for money. Then British colonial publishers pushed through a law that effectively required booksellers to buy from British publishers and no one else. In other words, an import monopoly was [...]

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Well-known Australian writer and political commentator, Ross Fitzgerald claims ‘the price is wrong’.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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Well-known Australian writer, broadcaster, historian and political commentator, Ross Fitzgerald has argued for the removal of parallel importation restrictions in the latest edition of the SPECTATOR AUSTRALIA.

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More Media Reports

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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The subject of cheaper books has been on the tip of people’s tongues this week with further media reportage. Author of Parentonomics and economics professor at Melbourne Business School, Joshua Gans weighs up the pros and cons in this recent article in The Age. The ACT’s Education Minister, Andrew Barr urges for a fair go on books [...]

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