tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681945428166711421.post1011248630662272253..comments2011-08-15T15:30:32.287+10:00Comments on Rachael's Ebook Ramble: Sony Sony SonyRachaelMchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05783639473619591512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681945428166711421.post-88135006414411871992009-08-06T15:33:55.483+10:002009-08-06T15:33:55.483+10:00I agree! Australian publishers have been relative...I agree! Australian publishers have been relatively slow and use a long list of excuses as to why that is. My personal gut feeling is there is still a lot of fear about cannabilising print sales, at least with the trade publishers. Academic and professional publishers have worked with digitisation for some time now and ebook vendors are firmly entrenched in university libraries these days. <br /><br />As per a previous post, I believe ebooks are a new market for publishers and anything that increases sales and encourages reading is a good thing!RachaelMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783639473619591512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681945428166711421.post-38427600202658153992009-08-06T13:45:23.419+10:002009-08-06T13:45:23.419+10:00This is my personal gut feeling (i.e. unsupported ...This is my personal gut feeling (i.e. unsupported by facts), but I doubt Australia will be a viable market for ebook readers until publishers and authors sort out territorial rights for ebooks. I'm astonished at how slowly Australian publishers have been at testing the ebook market, particularly for books they have trouble selling to overseas markets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com