tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post5101206252933413293..comments2024-01-25T23:10:44.269+11:00Comments on Lili Wilkinson isn't here...: Parallel importslilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362725678748958671noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-75033137158085759222009-06-01T08:13:31.514+10:002009-06-01T08:13:31.514+10:00having said that, I have been following this issue...having said that, I have been following this issue and hope that the parallel importing of books does not go ahead.Melinda Szymanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-42713880878811577132009-05-31T13:54:29.251+10:002009-05-31T13:54:29.251+10:00Hi
as a NZ writer published in NZ its a shame to ...Hi<br /><br />as a NZ writer published in NZ its a shame to have you say we have almost no local publishing. All the economies of scale that make publishing in Australia more expensive than in the US, are even more tricky here but we are still trying to write NZ books for NZ people and getting them published here.Melinda Szymanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-59277273585307222262009-05-21T09:23:54.487+10:002009-05-21T09:23:54.487+10:00Hi Shiree,
Nope. There usually isn't any indicati...Hi Shiree,<br /><br />Nope. There usually isn't any indication at all.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Lilililihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362725678748958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-81173187216796669322009-05-19T19:18:00.000+10:002009-05-19T19:18:00.000+10:00Hi Lili,
Is there any indication on the American b...Hi Lili,<br />Is there any indication on the American book that it has been modified?shireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976625873583104955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-64355757896696737452009-05-11T13:35:00.000+10:002009-05-11T13:35:00.000+10:00Hi Jason,
Authors can do that! My next book comes...Hi Jason,<br /><br />Authors can do that! My next book comes out with Allen & Unwin here, and a modified version is being published in the US (with Moms and sidewalks). This isn't a question about publishing, it's about sales. If a bookseller could import the cheaper US copies of my book, they wouldn't be buying the copies published here - the Australian version.lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362725678748958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-65844315964903901162009-05-11T13:14:00.000+10:002009-05-11T13:14:00.000+10:00Why is it an either-or question. Why doesn't the ...Why is it an either-or question. Why doesn't the owner of the work decide the terms under which they publish their work?<br /><br />I mean, sure, there's a lot of legal convenience in the Copyright laws and I don't mean to trivialize the task, but if those laws aren't enough then - in the same way that the software industry did - the publishing industry ought to exercise their rights to set whatever terms of sale they choose for their works.<br /><br />If one author wished to publish in Australia and a modified version in the US, then in setting the terms of sale of their work they might include a preclusion of export of said materials outside of the US.Jason Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231394555376962956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-85484701396017424212009-05-11T11:52:00.000+10:002009-05-11T11:52:00.000+10:00Thank you for setting this out so clearly. I am g...Thank you for setting this out so clearly. I am going to pass this blog entry around, so people know what is really at stake.Dragonsallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776798562258217431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-4494154411117304572009-05-11T11:15:00.000+10:002009-05-11T11:15:00.000+10:00Hear Hear! Beautifully put, Lilli.Hear Hear! Beautifully put, Lilli.Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-53489390042059607302009-05-11T10:33:00.000+10:002009-05-11T10:33:00.000+10:00Well put, Lili.Well put, Lili.james royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044438216337471085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-507979885815976482009-05-11T03:38:00.000+10:002009-05-11T03:38:00.000+10:00What you said times a million. That was crystal cl...What you said times a million. That was crystal clear. <br /><br />I'm still shocked that they're even contemplating doing this. The Oz publishing industry is thriving right now. Unlike, say, the car industry which is limping along with gaping chest wounds because the goverment keeps throwing money at them. The publishing industry isn't asking for handouts. All we want is to be left as is.<br /><br />Gah!<br /><br />Justine LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-47181660113231052502009-05-10T11:15:00.000+10:002009-05-10T11:15:00.000+10:00Lili, this is the clearest explanation of the dang...Lili, this is the clearest explanation of the dangers of parallel importation that I've read yet. Well done.Kirsty Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380555542006807223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-42892764843010748392009-05-09T21:35:00.000+10:002009-05-09T21:35:00.000+10:00That's what I thought, thanks for confirming it, L...That's what I thought, thanks for confirming it, Lili.<br /><br />TatianaJam Tarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339944633171477952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-79175468885726840622009-05-09T11:03:00.000+10:002009-05-09T11:03:00.000+10:00Hi Tatiana!
Everything you write, whether it's pu...Hi Tatiana!<br /><br />Everything you write, whether it's published or not, is automatically copyrighted under your name. So no, someone can't take something you've written and say it's theirs. And if they do you can sue them.lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362725678748958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-69750067721676209962009-05-09T09:44:00.000+10:002009-05-09T09:44:00.000+10:00Well said, Lili. Hear hear.Well said, Lili. Hear hear.A latte beckonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-20057339670215922322009-05-09T08:42:00.000+10:002009-05-09T08:42:00.000+10:00I agree completly. If Australia does remove territ...I agree completly. If Australia does remove territorial copyright it will advantage only one group - The coalition for cheaper books. This is all about increasing profite for major Australian retailers and not about cheaper books for consumers. We are at risk of losing our Australian publishing industry and the future of emerging Australian authors with it. <br />I think Bob Carr was deliberately misleading when saying the average book cost in Australia at $35.00 is driving consumers away from buying books for their children. He knows full well that the majority of childrens book are as you say, well below $20.00Australian Online Bookshophttp://www.thebookabyss.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-55773339564889487402009-05-09T08:06:00.000+10:002009-05-09T08:06:00.000+10:00I've been seeing plenty of people raising this iss...I've been seeing plenty of people raising this issue - in The Age, on blogs, twitter, etc. And purely going by who was on what side, I was pretty sure I didn't like what Dymocks was pushing.<br /><br />But this post actually laid it all out so I can understand and potentially argue the points myself. Thanks :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678818145496851545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22893097.post-54175144623205160912009-05-08T20:40:00.000+10:002009-05-08T20:40:00.000+10:00Yay for sticking up for good quality Aussie books!...Yay for sticking up for good quality Aussie books!!!!<br />Also, I've found that when you get "cheap" books from the US and Britain the cost of postage and the exchange rate adds up to be the same as from an Australian bookshop.<br /><br />By the way, I thought you'd be the best person to ask about copyright for blogs? I've been posting the story I'm writing onto a blog, do you know if there's anything to stop someone copying it and using it as their own?<br /><br />TatianaJam Tarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05339944633171477952noreply@blogger.com