Buying books in Australia is becoming an expensive game.

That said, I spend more money on books than on any other “luxury” item I buy. I love supporting Australian industries, but the Australian Publishing industry is making that really hard.

Some people have already noticed that there is a problem. In Rosemary Sorensen’s Book Wars article in The Australian (July 26, 2008), she says:

It’s not that long ago that Australian readers could expect to pay under $20 for a paperback and under $30 for a hardback; now it’s likelier to be $33 and $50, a disincentive of a different kind for readers.