Book market groups opt for single prices

A group of Polish authors, publishers and book retailers has prepared draft regulation on single book prices, reports ISBnews. The legislation would oblige publishers and book importers to agree on a single price of a given book before it is introduced to the retail market. Similar solutions have been adopted in several EU countries. “Such a solution supports the interests of all entities related to the book market – authors, retailers, librarians and publishers,” said Włodzimierz Albin, president of the Polish Chamber of Books. “But  it is readers who are the main beneficiary as they gain access to a bigger publishing offer with higher quality.”