SYDNEY – Bookshops in Australia are struggling to survive due to heavy discounting by supermarkets and online sellers, prompting calls for the government to introduce measures such as tax breaks, student book vouchers or price controls. According to the Australian Booksellers Association, there are now just 600 bookshops in Australia, down from 895 in 2001. Separate analysis by the Wordsrated website estimated that the number of bookshops halved in the decade to 2023.