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Richard Flanagan, Michael Robotham on the hidden costs of cheap books

Richard Flanagan, Michael Robotham on the hidden costs of cheap books

Update: 2024-09-02
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We all love a bargain, but what is the real cost of those books we buy online or in a supermarket for 12 dollars or less? Should Australia adopt a fixed book price common in Europe? How can we support and grow an industry that nourishes our minds and souls. A conversation on the challenges facing the Australian book industry. 

Presented at the Sydney Writers Festival.

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Ray BonnerPulitzer Prize winning author, journalist, co-owner of Bookoccino, the Northern Beaches bookstore

Richard FlanaganAward winning Australian author, latest book Question 7, Penguin 

Olivia Lanchester Former CEO, Australian Society of authors 

Michael RobothamAuthor,  latest book Storm Child, Hachette

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Richard Flanagan, Michael Robotham on the hidden costs of cheap books

Richard Flanagan, Michael Robotham on the hidden costs of cheap books

Australian Broadcasting Corporation