Saturday, August 15, 2009

From Publishing Perpectives:

The Most Hated Book Down Under
Editorial by Andrew Wilkins

MELBOURNE: Australia is a nation of booklovers, but you won't find many fans for a new Australian paperback, ISBN 9781740372817.
In fact, there's an argument for saying it's "Australia's Most Hated Book."That's because it's a report by an Australian Government think-tank, the Productivity Commission, which recommends (among other things) the abolition of the copyright protections that enable Australia to function as a separate rights territory in the global publishing marketplace.In other words, it has recommended turning Australia into an open market for books. (read on ...)

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