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Originally Posted by m-reader
Elvee, there was another thread on this forum discussing this very issue a few weeks ago. There'll be no real e-book market in Oz in foreseeable future due to the parallel import restriction laws just passed by the government. There was a story on The Australian the other day about this. |
A small correction: the laws prohibiting parallel importation have been in effect for several decades. The government requested the Productivity Commission review the laws, the PC suggested they be abolished and the government completely ignored the PC's report due to extensive lobbying by the publishers.