tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post5158217505733246050..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: A sort of Fahrenheit 451 - the book lawscatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-53829454726707085312009-10-30T13:28:29.735+10:302009-10-30T13:28:29.735+10:30The Australian government has been controlling wha...The Australian government has been controlling what we read for years and I do not mean the material that does not get past the censor. There are a lot of books we never see because importing them is just too much of a hassle. We also have 'central buying' for the library system - but that's another story!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-66619544385859441822009-10-30T08:13:13.725+10:302009-10-30T08:13:13.725+10:30Too many numbers, too many numbers!!!
E-books, sc...Too many numbers, too many numbers!!!<br /><br />E-books, schmee books - jump up and down on one and see if you can still read your book! Books - proper books - work all the time and are worth the money - buy more books!<br /><br />I thought that people who tried to control what other people read were called dictators ?:)Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-14384106433946016442009-10-30T07:36:35.328+10:302009-10-30T07:36:35.328+10:30I have heard that argument too - I doubt it is tru...I have heard that argument too - I doubt it is true. If it is true then there is something wrong with the contract!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-26677921199077001802009-10-29T19:06:45.820+10:302009-10-29T19:06:45.820+10:30I think one of the arguments was that books by loc...I think one of the arguments was that books by local authors would be imported from overseas publishers and that royalties from these (cheaper) copies would be much lower. Whether that's true or not is anyone's guess...<br /><br />I also read that it's not cheap copies from the US and the UK they're worried about as much as very cheap copies (of inferior quality) from India and China.<br /><br />Bsically, it's a very complicated situation which someone needs to sort out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-59788336578592756582009-10-29T10:43:40.716+10:302009-10-29T10:43:40.716+10:30Sad indeed - I do not have a credit card or I woul...Sad indeed - I do not have a credit card or I would use book depository too...hmmm is that the reason I do not have a credit card? Probably. <br />It bothers me Tony. I do not believe that the current situation actually protects Australian authors - the big names get published overseas and the small local presses will still handle the local authors.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-31541569041235231192009-10-29T10:21:58.772+10:302009-10-29T10:21:58.772+10:30www.bookdepository.co.uk - the reason why I'll...www.bookdepository.co.uk - the reason why I'll probably never buy anything from a 'real' bookshop again. If I can get obscure classics at UK prices (which, especially at the current exchange rate, are much lower than in Australia), in less time than it takes Borders to do the same thing (if they can find them) and without any postage or 'handling' fees, why would I buy anything from non-digital booksellers? Sad, but inevitable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com