Why it’s worth saving the local book industry
April 8, 2011 at 10:31 am 2 comments
I wrote an article for the St James Ethic Centre’s Living Ethics publication on why I think people should support Australian booksellers rather than overseas ones.
http://www.ethics.org.au/living-ethics/why-it%E2%80%99s-worth-saving-local-book-industry
Entry filed under: Industry Views. Tags: Australia, Australian book industry, bookselling, independent booksellers, independent bookshops.
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Becky (Page Turners) | April 8, 2011 at 4:26 pm
I loved the article and enjoyed your passion. I love going into a bookshop where people know their stuff – and find new books that appeal to you through their recomendations. It is definitely worth supporting the local industry for those reasons.
Having said that, I can’t afford to buy new books at the rate that I read so most of my books come from second hand book shops for financial reasons, which I imagine is the biggest reason people are turning to the internet and overseas books.
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Jon Page | April 8, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Thanks Becky. Hopefully prices do change or we can offer you a local digital option