Postage costs and the Australian book industry: a history
17 July 2014
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) believes the biggest threat to bookshops and other local retailers is postage costs. It offers this example: ‘It costs in excess of ten times more...
Why is it cheaper to post a book from overseas than within Australia? Australia Post, the Royal Mail and the cost of shipping books
5 October 2011
The Australian book community is well aware of the growing importance of international online retailers such as Amazon and UK-based the Book Depository (which could soon become one company if...