The Publishing Association launched a joint signature on the e-commerce discount war, asking the government to formulate an order system for book discounts.

(Reproduced from the website of the joint signature) [Reporter Tu Yingru/Taipei Report] At the beginning of March this year, during the "March 8th Goddess Festival" series of activities, Unknown Society Publishing House offered several best-selling books with a discount of 6.5% , containing more than 400 best-selling books published by major publishing houses in the past five years, which has triggered a backlash and discussions in the publishing industry. In this regard, the Publishing Association launched a joint signature today (30th), asking readers to support the "Book Discount Order System" ", let more good books be born.

The joint letter mentioned that the e-commerce discount war may damage the rights and interests of creators and have a very adverse impact on the publishing industry environment. It calls on the Ministry of Culture to formulate a "book discount order system" legislation and supporting measures to protect the book cultural industry. The healthy development of the industry, and asked the channel partners to jointly support the self-discipline agreement to maintain the development of the industry during the legislative period. For example, there will be no low-price discounts such as 66% off during the launch period of new books.

The Publishing Association believes that Taiwan's book industry is facing drastic changes in reading habits. Only upstream and downstream operators can self-discipline and communicate in good faith to establish a reasonable and agreeable production and sales order. The publishing industry can develop healthily and ecologically. No one will be a winner as a result of excessive price competition. Readers The discounts you get are also confusing.

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In this regard, the Ministry of Culture stated that the discount war should not be in the most vulnerable publishing industry. Publishing is the source of the content industry, and it is also an industry where the government is actively involved in counseling. It is not purely commercialized consumer content.

Therefore, the Ministry of Culture strictly opposes the discount war in the most vulnerable publishing industry, and hopes to give priority to setting a reasonable market discount through the negotiation mechanism.

At the same time, the Ministry of Culture will also restart the "Research on the Impact of the Book Pricing and Sales System on the Publishing Industry", and study the feasibility of legislation, hoping to protect the publishing industry together.

Please refer to the joint signature page for details.

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