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Article: Fed: Oppn would open up competition in book marker - Pyne
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- November 13, 2009
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AAP General News (Australia)
11-13-2009
Fed: Oppn would open up competition in book marker - Pyne
CANBERRA, Nov 12 AAP - The opposition would open up the book market to greater competition
if elected, and would resist caving in to special interest groups, Senior Liberal Christopher
Pyne says.
The federal government this week rejected the Productivity Commission's call to overturn
laws governing the parallel importing of books.
The announcement was welcomed by publishers and authors, who say it will help foster
their industry.
But opponents have vowed to fight back, arguing that "grossly inflated" book prices
will cost jobs because retailers will struggle to compete with online stores.
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