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Dr Kim Wilkins (PDF - 7k)

Submission DR295 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


I wish to submit this response to the discussion draft, specifically on the issue of trade book sales on 2.5. The document suggests that the bulk of a title's sales will occur in the first 12 months after publication. The draft recommendation

Date received: 8 Apr 2009

Jerome Green (PDF - 56k)

Submission DR292 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Dear Sir/Madam, I write to you as a simple end user/consumer of books. I imagine my story is a common one. I know I share it with my colleagues, friends, family and associates. If I need to buy a book (gift, work,

Date received: 8 Apr 2009

Lyn Tranter (PDF - 6k)

Submission DR294 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Dear Books, In June 2008 Pan Macmillan released a copy of THE HOUSEHOLD GUIDE TO DYING, a novel by Debra Adelaide. I had sold them Australian/New Zealand rights. This is how the book was published and the prices the book was sold for both here and

Date received: 8 Apr 2009

Katie Eberle (PDF - 17k)

Submission DR293 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


8 April 2009 Dear Don Thanks for your email; it seems superficially plausible. However, given the small Australian market and the bizarre sale or return policies wielded by book retailers, Australian publishers actually have a very small margin to

Date received: 8 Apr 2009

Kate Grenville (PDF - 27k)

Submission DR315 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Dear Commissioners, My comments relate to 5 parts of the draft report: 1. “measuring the magnitude of any actual price effects caused by Australia’s PIRs is problematic.”The main argument for changing the regulations has to do with the price

Date received: 8 Apr 2009

Richard Smart Publishing (PDF - 7k)

Submission DR290 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Following the March 19 release of the Productivity Commission's recommendations on book imports I would like these remarks to be noted. They follow my submission on January 11, 2008. Each year Australian publishers receive thousands of unsolicited

Date received: 7 Apr 2009

Graeme Base (PDF - 42k)

Submission DR291 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


8th April 2009 Attn: Ms Jill Irvine Productivity Commission Canberra Dear Jill, Re: Copyright Restrictions on the Parallel Importation of Books Penguin Books Australia first published a work by me, a children’s book called ‘Animalia’, in 1986.

Date received: 7 Apr 2009

Jonar Nader (PDF - 8k)

Submission DR289 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Via The Chairman Productivity Commission GPO Box 1428 Canberra City ACT 2601 Via email: books@pc.gov.au Dear Committee It is not for me to say whether or not we should allow the importation of books. I trust that you will make the best decision. I

Date received: 7 Apr 2009

Kinokuniya Bookstores of Australia (PDF - 58k)

Submission DR288 for Copyright Restrictions On The Parallel Importation Of Books View full list


Productivity Commission Submission Part Two 1. In Kinokuniya’s initial submission, I explained that current regulations are detrimental to the future. growth of Kinokuniya Bookstores of Australia as follows:. The current copyright restriction on

Date received: 7 Apr 2009

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