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Firstname Surname Comment
Judith Fraser
Sandra Robotis
Milva Salzano
Janet Amy-lowe
Ken Bethell Anything which reduces the price of books, suits me. Go for it.
Elizabeth Lambert
Marianne Starz I love reading books, but the current prices force me, to go to a book exchange.
Yes, I would welcome a reduction of the costs of imported & local books. I would
also like to see that books published (in either hard back or soft back) overseas be
available immediately in Australia rather than up to 3 years delay ... I have yet to be
Peter Ryan convinced as to why there are always delays.
Lindy Hunt
I am a book lover and I also collect Science Fiction and Fantasy material and new
material of these genre are difficult to get and seem to take months to get to
Australia as the majority of this type of material is from the U.S.A. I urge you to
Lisa Slade consider this petition.
Tegan Kinney
We need to have books that are affordable. If not we buy them from overseas
Penelope Zylstra outlets! This is not good for Australia.
Michelle Malouf
Jennifer Zaghet
Ken Manson
Peter Dalton
Lucinda Gabriel
Katrina Bell
Caryn Parker
George Troynar
Robyn Nowell
Lucy Bushell
Books are ridiculously expensive. Any measure that would reduce the price would be
much appreciate since, with my pension, I cannot always afford the books that I
Russell Kippax would like to read.
Some things in life should be easily accessable due to their indesputable positive
Penny Thyne effects. Books are at the top of the list.
Doreen Keiller
Anita Gilham
Lisa Evans
Tasha Lademann
Kim Ferguson
Mary Blood
Denise Millar
Caseii Green
Charmaine Hopper
Kirsten Petersen
Razi Azmi
Meredith Jenner
Jasmine Emanuel
Gemma Kay
Janet Condon
Karen Lawson
Keryin Hutchison Why should books be treated differently to other items?
Amanda Huang
Michael Campbell
Kim Eversden
Jasmin Wass
Bianca Koksal What's being done here is AMAZING... I so want cheaper books
Elaine Lam
Adam Hudson
Guy Manera
Iny Walker
Lyndel Sprigg
Elaine Hodgson
Sue Gauci
Australia needs to be a smart country, to lead the way, show the rest what we are
made of, buying books should not be prohibitive. Encourage us to become more
knowledgeable not hinder us, there are many places our dollars can go, dont let
Ann Symons books become more expensive.
Mary-anne Williams
Simon Inwards
Mary Lane
Sarah Atkinson
Barbara Cullen
Andrew Mason
Helen Cawood
Hannah Jones
i totally support the peition, i too would love to get more books imported from the US
Amanda SweJoseph God bless
Aleta Harper
Marie Norris
David Lilburne
Jennifer Godfrey
Kylie Woods
Any action that reduces the price of books is a positive move. New books on Ebay &
Amazon ( to name just 2 examples ) are often 50% cheaper than the same book in
Garry Crosby Melbourne bookshops.
Hayley Peoples
Anna Bower
Good on you Dymocks for campaigning to cheapen books- they are, after all, the
Michelle Ellis very best way to escape the irritation of the recession!!!
Lilian Cartwright
Kathryn Warren It's about time.Books should ne available to everyone!
James Tini - Joseph
Kaye Alksne
In this day of electronic communication I think that it is even more important than
ever that books remain as cheap as possible. Higher prices mean that some in the
community lose their access to books. Books, the written word, English Grammar
and Language, other Languges need to be enjoyed and appreciated by everyone.
Leonie Annan We all deserve to experience the joy of owning a beautiful book.
James Burke
Adrienne Angelo
Lindsay Caffin
Hien Dang
Leonie Kouvaras
Dean Pane
I love reading, and love owning the books myself, but it's too expensive to buy them
Justine Avenell all the time.
Jennifer Nguyen
Sharon Prinsen
Robyn Vincent
Les Harris Just lower the price!!
Charlotte Wallace
Savina Lee
Barbara Wall
Charlotte Mitchell
R Tomaino
Maria Patrick
Madonna Mcmahon
I often order books from the UK and get family to bring them over or have them
posted. I feel that Australian's pay far too much for books which are not a luxury item
Kate White !
Jaana Jarrad
Ian Bootland
Linda Lanyon
Kaylene ONeill
Helen Che
Marek Prachar
Aphrodite Al Zaghal
Zidi Zhang
Philip Young
Caroline Murphy
Alicia Slade
Wendy Hoang
Jaskaran Singh
James Tobin will benefit book buyers
Andrew Osborne
Linda Shaw
Mark Podgorski
Nancy Mayberry People need access to cheap, good quality books to improve our literacy levels!
Leroy Smith
Sue Gardiner
Having arrived from Ireland (considered relatively expensive compared with the US
and UK) a couple of years ago I was shocked at the cost of books in Australia.
Books are not a product or a commodity- access to books should be a right for all-
Deirdre Hefferman they should be affordable and not considered a luxury.
Sue Gardiner
Books used to be great value for money. I am in a book club and am finding it
difficult to purchase our monthly books, particularly when the normal size paperback
edition is not available. I am then forced to pay even more money for a larger, hard
covered in some cases, book which does not fit in my book shelf. Books are no
longer value for money and readily available to all Australians. And there are not
enough copies of books in local libraries to meet the demands of the public. There is
now a vicious cycle, whereby people rely more on libraries for their reading material
and have to wait extended periods of time due to the wait list on a book, because
Gillian Napoli they can no longer afford to purchase a book.
Leonie Hancock
Sally McQuinn
Alexandra Wright
Esther Pozzebon
Books should definitely be more affordable. This would help middle to low income
Patricia Leary earners and pensioners benefit more from book reading.
Melvyn Jones
Matthew Huxley
Juliet Reynolds
Brian Moody
Nathan Charles
Alexander Coupe
Adriana Della Franca
Joan & Wal Costanzo
Nicole Scriva
Marlene Copp
Katrina Willis
Heidi Locke
Andrea Somerfield
Although I prefer to support local book stores, I am sometimes forced to purchase
from Amazon online book store as the books can be MUCH cheaper. It is imperative
that books are accessible to all and in the current times of recession, it is madness to
Sue Robson keep the inflated book prices that often exist in Australia.
Deborrah LeeHenderson
Rebecca Koch
Bonney Dieperink
Luke Rewell educational books should be made cheaper to students
Brad Thomson
Claire Shanks
Shane Reilkly
Jin Cheng
Jacky Hui
Nicole Lew Even the UK have cheaper books.
Marianne Ross
Nicholas Maiden
Robert Kaldor-Bull
Nick Fernie
Kylie Tuohey
Ingrid stubis
Nicola Ginger
Warren Pointon it would be great if books were at least half the price they currently are
Jesse Donnarumma
Debra Graham
Heather Chong
Leisa Sinclair
Suzi Kladis
Jackie Cooper
Phuong Nguyen
Michele Elborough
Rosemary Partridge
Joyce Patterson
Imogen King
Margaret Gullefer
Craig Reynolds
Joanna Turner
Man Ja Lee
Kathryn Strauts
Christine Grainger
Lesley Xerri
Susan Borel
Erin Fraser
I import books, and buy from Amazon anyway! I would much rather support
Lana Corry Australian business!
Louise Lennox
Chelsea Kaputin
Darlene Petelo
Shannon Jamieson
Sheree Jacobs
Sheryl Facey
Camille Laker
Jennifer Wright Thank you for providing us the opportunity to get cheaper books in Australia
Sarah Reid
Antonio Di Petta
Danielle Clarke
Leanne Stootman
Simon Walsh
Kylie Chan
Alex Cheng
Reading a book is one of life's pleasures - anything to make the price of a book
cheaper and allow more people access to books can only be a good thing. Good
Christine Waller Luck.
Penelope Ferrall
Christopher Hall
Magdeline Lum
jill PHARO
Wayne Bentley
John Pryor
Valerie Muller
Kelly Summers
Renee Moynihan
Anna Offler
Frances Tambasco
Joycelyn Siew
Nicole Vlakic
Sandi Wright
Penny O'Connor
Margaret Yuilll
Bianca Benjamin
Pauline Gater
Samuel Delany
While normally I feel protective of Australian industry and business, I think we should
have access to a less expensive product in this case. Australia is not as deeply
Rita Flynn dependant on this area as it is others.
Sharon Honicke
Joanna Lau
Patrick Wenholz
Sarah Edwards
Chitwan Singhal
Brian Mathews
Lisa Train
Brian Mathews
Sarah Scott
Kay Kernchen
Peter Clark
Desmond Kenter
Richard Thomas
Shayna Jones
Natalie Romanov
Susan Renner
Lyn Trenwith
Christine ellis
Cynthia Anderson
Simon O`Reilly
I think people will have problems buying expensive books due to economic crisis.
Thus, reading habits may be discouraged further. What will happen to this country if
Yanty Sajuti people stop reading??
Danica Collins
Huong Tran
Pamela Vincent
Ashlea Roach
Julie Tsung
I wish my naI wish my name to be removed
Edith Jelinek
Helen Parkinson
Dianne Christie
Gabbie Russell
Charmaine Atwell
Cassie Gleeson
Natasha D'Souza
Kate Banasik
Sandra Gibb
Derry Barber
Erin Kuschert
Abi Murray
Maria Que
Haley Holloway
Emily Williams
Tryphena Simons
David Mcleish
Raine Graham You have my address wrong. It is 86 High Street, Willoughby NSW 2068
Melissa Ball
I haven't bought a single book since in AU, opting instead for libraries due to the
prohibitive cost of books. Whilst in Canada, I bought a book a week on average at
$9.99, but I will NEVER pay $21 for a paperback. No matter how much I want to read
Patricia Kack it and this only on principle. If you makes book cheaper, I will buy them!
Janelle Chan
Reading is an integral part of learning and anything which improves our knowledge
Cindy Wakelin should be available to everyone. Therefore books must be affordable for everyone.
Karen Rossington
Amelia Fuller
Craig Dunn
Bill Reda
Kay Abrahams
Deborah Beaumont
Catherine Clarke
Jaye Attwood
Electra Stojanovic
Alicia Park
Allan Stewart
Alan Gabriel
Nathalie Sousa
Phyllis Kailis
Carla La Bozzetta
Lyn Marks
Lavin Mills
Michelle Francis
Books should be affordable for everyone, the only way this is possible is if books are
Karin Mapperson cheaper than they are now!!!!
Samantha Knott
Robyn Mills
Barbara Meiklejohn
Timothy Bullock
Alice Sonter
Kerrie-Ann Pendal
Karen russell
Melissa Savill
Maheshini Weerackoon
Lorna Mellor
Christine Prins
Stuart Murray
Terri - Jean Garrigan
Mariam Sed
Emmanuel Roumanis
Melissa Williams
I support the unfettered importaion of books into Australia, excepting those that
Ken Chant would violate our censorship laws.
Melissa Chan
Mhairi Bensted
Russell Tangey
Andrea Jenkins
Sharon Brown
Cally Sibley
Josephine Barna n/a
Christine Materne
Katie Nightingae
Louise Parsons
Vanessa O'Reilly
Karen Tookey
Pauline Underwood
Vicki Dowd
Sally Burke
Sarah Lewis
Annette Padman
Jezelle Boughaleb
Meheru Bradberry
Amy Martin
Anthony JamVento
Polly Delany
Kelly Francis
I an age of increasing use of technology, anything that can help in the increased use
Ruth Phillips of books can only be a good thing.
Sarah Warren
Therese Houbart IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET CHEAPER IMPORTED BOOKS IN AUSTRALIA
Caroline De Montfort
Jen Barbour
Robert O'Bryan
Failure to remove the restrictions on book importation will affect those members of
Nadia Taylor society who can least afford to lose access to knowledge.
Terella Rosen
Restrictions prevent Australians from easier access to some very good books,
particularly in non-fiction. Why should we have to spend our money overseas if we
Kristine Beasley want to access these books?
Jennifer Pitman
Sharon Boonaerts
Stephen Ethell
Diana Forster
Judy Hudson
Carolyn West
Laura Minchella Cheaper books for all!
Shanna Teng
Marilyn Tofler
Danielle Hodge
Jim MacDougall
Sandra Hails
I believe these restrictions are a restraint on trade as Australians are paying too
Timothy Herlihy much for books.
Books are the only window to the world for many, many people. Not everyone is
computer literate and, in many cases it is not possible, either financially or through
distance, to access the internet. Therefore inexpensive books are vital for mental
Fay Bradshaw welbeing.
Alison Jospeh
I am an avid reader and support the campaign for the removal of restrictions on
Janet Burne parallel importation.
Emma Calgaro
Natasha Ellis
Jessie Song
Ann Penstone
Katharin Jenei-Pinter
Paul Baker
Jessica Skeen
Judyann Miles
Molly Hall
Brodie Evitts
Carolyn Hawley
Justine Blood-Scott
Would love to see book prices come down. Would (hopefully) be able to buy two
Elizabeth Adamson books instead of one at a time. E
Anie Greig make book prices inline with other imported goods such as cds and dvds
Sylvia Anne Clarke
Having an artificially priced/maintained marked inside Australia makes no sense
when purchasers can go on-line and order books from overseas sellers and have
them delivered for cheaper than what Australian bookstores (with Australian staff)
can sell them for. I cannot see how this "protects" Australian writers, and why we
should be "protecting" overseas writers (who are subject to open markets at home) I
Fiona Carroll am at a loss to explain.
Maureen Laba Sarkis
Patricia Hammond
Dishanthi Jayathilleke
Cassandra Brew
Casey Fogarty
Cheaper books should encourage wider readership among younger population,
Andrew Smolka especially students.
Linh Hong
Denise Bilby
Simarjot Kaur
David Jacobs
Amelia Yocelin
Fiona Pullen
Sarah Laurie
Madeleine Cronin
Adele Wardrop
Karen Rau
Peter Mcleod Protectionism is bad.
Alison Luxton
Susan Slape
Lesia Campbell
Michelle Cordera
Deanne Golledge
Eunica Liu
Wendy Dong
Charmaine Michael
Nola Frost
Krystian Ji
Christine Birdsall
Books are my pleasure and education.We have the right to read and if it helps us to
Sandra Knight support Australian businesses then so be it .
Hannah Dorfmeister
Michelle Thompson
Jennifer LeslWarland So long as the cheaper books are also available in hardcovers. Thank you.
Helen Sabell
Anne Tunstall
This has been a long time coming and better late than never. Access to international
standard literature and non-fiction for as may people as possible is part of the way
anna fairley we can not end up becoming the intellectual "poor relations" globally.
Rachel Koldej
Chantel Pearson books are so expensive even for just the small ones its ridiculous
neil Tunstall
Manfred Ebert
Patricia Darcy
elizabeth Tunstall
Sandra Hype
Jensyn Luc
Sarah Thomson
Dianne Hardisty
Anne Tunstall
Jay Pronk
Jessica Cooper
Gabriel Mcilroy
Barbara Ord
Perry Woodward
Ashlea Carvel
Stuart Proposch
Samantha Sile
Sophie Yaldwyn
Teresa Montague
Morgan Mansell
Kent Minchinton
Stuart Harris
Wendy Powers
Craig Rogers
Debora Rigano
Julie Dawe
Mary Bates
Zoe Walter
If books did become cheaper it would be fantastic it means that for some people that
can normally not afford to purchase a book could then do so. Especially for our
younger generation the more reading children are doing they are learning and
becoming better readers. If the books are more reasonable priced to purchase i am
Maree Babis positive that more people would buy books of all ages.
Maria Grech
Alison Campbell
Lorraine Marsden I support this petition
As the world wrests with the ebook revolution and the inability to teach our children to
be PROPERLY literate through the education system, there has never been a more
critical time to make books more available and affordable. Otherwise we will lose,
Gerard Brady not only the ability to read intelligemtly, but also the wherewithal. Gerry Brady
Maria FernanGonzalez De La Vega
Yvette Studdock
Diane Reynolds
Terry Schroeder
Cheryl Elliffe
I would buy more books in Australia if the prices were more competitive with offshore
Jeffrey Clarkson suppliers.
Scott Gowers
Natalie Suarez
Kate Kelland
Go Dymocks, It would make reading affordable for more Australians if books were
Anna Klock cheaper.
Amanda Tovell
Afsana Amini
People just get their books via the internet anyway if they can't find it at the right price
Karen Workman here
Joanna Prodromou
David Issa
Elizabeth Butler Not today
Casey Borlase
John Oldfield
Darren Cox
Lynda Lu
Glenda Riley
Lindy Ross
Rachel Godbee
Stephen Courtenay
Deirdre Harris
Rhonda Bader
Samantha Smith
Catherine Pozzi
David Auricht
Anna Tasovac
Jill Adams
Nguyet Nguyen
Chris Bride
David Midson
Cheryl Warnock
Sheila Watkins
Renee Hewerdine
Christine Hall
Franczesca Trouchet
Colette Desvaux
Anthony Hill
Des Mangan
Adrian Holness
Richard Moore
Jane Plaice
Nola D''Souza
Maggie Xu
Pia Lehtonen-davies how about removing tax from books to make them cheaper!