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
- Is confident the impact of a free market on local authors will be minimal
- Visit the Australian Government Productivity Commission website
- View our first submission and our supplementary submission.
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Cheaper Books in the Australian Media
Read the various articles and opinion pieces from Australian media: SMH Business The Australian Politics The Australian Opinion
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View ABC Lateline reports and interviews here
Watch ABC TV's Lateline report on the Productivity Commission's review of current restrictions on importing books into Australia.
Read the transcript or watch the Lateline interview (07.05.09) including Dymocks CEO Don Grover and author Garth Nix.
Lateline captured the varied response to the Productivity Commission's report from across the literary board. Read the transcript or watch the Lateline interview (14.07.09) including Dymocks CEO Don Grover, Australian authors, Kate Grenville, Nick Earls and Tim Winton and publisher Louise Adler.
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Members Of The Coalition For Cheaper Books
- Jalen: I agree with many guys like you cool site thank yo...
- Angel: Quote Why are you comparing Book Depository price...
- Matt Archer: I was initially curious about this site and motiva...
- Stephen Byrne: You need to provide a response in the wake of the ...
- Marietta Rudolf: On Wednesday November 11, The National Press Club ...
- Online shoppers write unhappy ending for Borders, Angus & Robertson
- Dymocks is here to stay
- It’s the lunacy of protectionism writ large
- Cheaper Books – Articles in the Media
- ABC’s media coverage
- Cheaper Books in the Australian Media
- An opinion from former federal Treasurer, Peter Costello
- Statement by the Innovation Minister, the Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP
- Media Release – Bookshops vow to fight Government decision to keep book prices high
- Allan Fels opinion on the recent decision
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Friday, November 20, 2009
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