Comments on: Parallel importation and the future of books http://cityoftongues.com/2009/01/31/parallel-importation-and-the-future-of-books/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:46:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: cassandra jose http://cityoftongues.com/2009/01/31/parallel-importation-and-the-future-of-books/#comment-715 cassandra jose Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:30:18 +0000 http://cityoftongues.com/?p=399#comment-715 I am so sick of hearing my children talking in American accents and quoting verbatim from the crass one liner/canned laughter shows we are fed. Globalisation (Americanisation) of culture will be come complete, i believe, once books, the last conclave of media authenticity is destroyed. We allow economics a high place in the scheme of things, because of the inviolable rules it quotes to justify why certain things, like parallel importation. It's worth remembering that such economic axioms are recent inventions of men. Its not like they came down from the mount on tablets of clay. Why can't Australia recognise the value of its own creative scene and preserve it in the face of global and network onslaught? Personally, I think I will scream if I have to ever read yet another book about a priviledged upwardly mobile hero/ine living in Manhattan, drinking Starbucks and suffering angst because life is not fulfilling enough! I am so sick of hearing my children talking in American accents and quoting verbatim from the crass one liner/canned laughter shows we are fed.

Globalisation (Americanisation) of culture will be come complete, i believe, once books, the last conclave of media authenticity is destroyed. We allow economics a high place in the scheme of things, because of the inviolable rules it quotes to justify why certain things, like parallel importation. It’s worth remembering that such economic axioms are recent inventions of men. Its not like they came down from the mount on tablets of clay. Why can’t Australia recognise the value of its own creative scene and preserve it in the face of global and network onslaught?

Personally, I think I will scream if I have to ever read yet another book about a priviledged upwardly mobile hero/ine living in Manhattan, drinking Starbucks and suffering angst because life is not fulfilling enough!

]]> By: Productivity Commission Report on Parallel Importation released « city of tongues http://cityoftongues.com/2009/01/31/parallel-importation-and-the-future-of-books/#comment-121 Productivity Commission Report on Parallel Importation released « city of tongues Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:38:25 +0000 http://cityoftongues.com/?p=399#comment-121 [...] of an easing of the restrictions after a book has been on the market for more than twelve months. I posted about this a while back, but you can now read the report here, Stephen Romei has a good precis of [...] [...] of an easing of the restrictions after a book has been on the market for more than twelve months. I posted about this a while back, but you can now read the report here, Stephen Romei has a good precis of [...]

]]> By: A short note on parallel importation « The Book is Dead http://cityoftongues.com/2009/01/31/parallel-importation-and-the-future-of-books/#comment-34 A short note on parallel importation « The Book is Dead Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:29:11 +0000 http://cityoftongues.com/?p=399#comment-34 [...] time today). But in a world of digital downloads, regional restrictions seem so last century. As James Bradley suggests on his blog: Yet as the experience of the music industry has demonstrated, once the [...] [...] time today). But in a world of digital downloads, regional restrictions seem so last century. As James Bradley suggests on his blog: Yet as the experience of the music industry has demonstrated, once the [...]

]]> By: Tim Coronel http://cityoftongues.com/2009/01/31/parallel-importation-and-the-future-of-books/#comment-12 Tim Coronel Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:01:02 +0000 http://cityoftongues.com/?p=399#comment-12 Hi James, If you haven't already seen them, you might be interested to read some of the pieces about the parallel import debate that former John Wiley & Sons MD Peter Donoghue has written on his blog, such as http://peterdonoughue.blogspot.com/2009/01/peter-carey-goes-troppo.html , http://peterdonoughue.blogspot.com/2009/01/whats-wrong-with-abas-77-compromise.html, http://peterdonoughue.blogspot.com/2009/01/aba-stabs-itself-in-front-amazing.html , etc. I can't say I necessarily agree with him, but his arguments are passionate and thought-provoking. Keeping track of all the conversations that are going on is a huge challenge: I've been using delicious.com to bookmark things as I come across them (http://delicious.com/Tim_Coronel) and I've set up a Google Reader feed from any site I check regularly -- I expect you oculd embed both into a Blogger blog ... cheers, Tim Coronel publisher, Bookseller+Publisher magazine Hi James,

If you haven’t already seen them, you might be interested to read some of the pieces about the parallel import debate that former John Wiley & Sons MD Peter Donoghue has written on his blog, such as http://peterdonoughue.blogspot.com/2009/01/peter-carey-goes-troppo.html , http://peterdonoughue.blogspot.com/2009/01/whats-wrong-with-abas-77-compromise.html, http://peterdonoughue.blogspot.com/2009/01/aba-stabs-itself-in-front-amazing.html , etc.

I can’t say I necessarily agree with him, but his arguments are passionate and thought-provoking.

Keeping track of all the conversations that are going on is a huge challenge: I’ve been using delicious.com to bookmark things as I come across them (http://delicious.com/Tim_Coronel) and I’ve set up a Google Reader feed from any site I check regularly — I expect you oculd embed both into a Blogger blog …

cheers, Tim Coronel
publisher, Bookseller+Publisher magazine

]]> By: Toni Jordan http://cityoftongues.com/2009/01/31/parallel-importation-and-the-future-of-books/#comment-8 Toni Jordan Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:50:36 +0000 http://cityoftongues.com/?p=399#comment-8 I know the publishing landscape is in for big changes in the next few years James, but whether the books are hard copy or electronic, I want Australian readers to know that my characters eat Tim Tams and pies, have Yum Cha on Sunday mornings and wear thongs. Because none of this happens in the US edition. Your blog is terrific, by the way. But I want to know this: if a crow can bend a piece of wire to reach food, why can't I assemble an Ikea bookcase? I know the publishing landscape is in for big changes in the next few years James, but whether the books are hard copy or electronic, I want Australian readers to know that my characters eat Tim Tams and pies, have Yum Cha on Sunday mornings and wear thongs. Because none of this happens in the US edition.

Your blog is terrific, by the way. But I want to know this: if a crow can bend a piece of wire to reach food, why can’t I assemble an Ikea bookcase?

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