Canberra, 18 November 2021: Untapped: the Australian Literary Heritage Project launches on 6 December, giving Australian readers renewed access to long lost books from some of the nation’s favourite writers.
Untapped is part of a University of Melbourne research project led by Rebecca Giblin, Associate Professor of Law, analysing the sales and loans of books which have fallen out of use commercially but retain a value with readers, and the value of reversion rights for authors. By leveraging the public library network to revive these titles, the researchers aim to understand the value of libraries’ book promotion role to the book industry in Australia and the relationship between library lending and sales.
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