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Originally Posted by CazMar
The whole Australian book thing - with restrictive practices and all - needs to be completely overhauled. The electrical/computer market is at the mercy of market forces, yet it manages to stay afloat. The book/ebook market is tied up in trade restrictions and has imploded. The execs at Amazon must be laughing all the way to the bank while Australians are now forced to buy overseas.
No doubt some highly paid public servant in Canberra (the Federal capital) is now saying "what are these ebook things?" and shuffling more paper while an entire industry disappears. Kobo would be smarter to sell direct from Canada .
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Pretty much. Successive governments are simply not doing enough to address the issue, except create more talkfest committees.
I would not except the current government to do anything as they are neck deep in carbon dioxide.
Mind you, if the KT was sold here it would be at least $50 more than a KT and associated postage ordered direct from Kobo or Indigo. The older model price certainly reflected that.