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A new book bounty?

Readying Australian publishing for its next chapter
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November 2025, no. 481

A new book bounty?

Readying Australian publishing for its next chapter
by
November 2025, no. 481

From the outside, publishing might look like an industry invested in words, ideas, and the work of authors, and editors. But, as with other centres of cultural production such as universities, the neo-liberal ideologies of increased efficiency, deregulation, and higher returns have increasingly determined how books are made.

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