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 | "Parallel Importation Of Books"

Book Prices In Australia – Our Perspective

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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In late 2008 the Federal Government asked the Productivity Commission to review the provisions of the Copyright Act restricting parallel importation of books into Australia. These provisions, which only apply to books, prevent the importation of legally copyrighted versions of books from other countries. They establish a closed market and mean publishers in Australia are not [...]

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