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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 5 2011, 12:10:58 PM (362 Views) | |
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Jul 5 2011, 12:10:58 PM Post #1 |
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Boner-fide Bonza Bloke
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Amazon are buying them. |
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| ABCDiamond | Jul 5 2011, 01:55:19 PM Post #2 |
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Bugger ! I hope they keep them as a separate entity. |
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Jul 5 2011, 09:33:01 PM Post #3 |
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Boner-fide Bonza Bloke
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Me too. I've just recommended it to a few Aussies recently too. Naturally they hadn't heard of it but were very pleased with the prices. |
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| ABCDiamond | Jul 5 2011, 10:26:36 PM Post #4 |
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I was checking up on the Bookdepository turnover, and it turns out that about 75% of their sales are from overseas. This free delivery worldwide really works very well for them. However Amazon are much more well known here.
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| ABCDiamond | Jul 5 2011, 10:30:19 PM Post #5 |
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In more news in the Book Buying theme: The publisher "Pearson Australia" has entered the online book retailing business after buying the websites of failed booksellers Borders and Angus & Robertson. |
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Jul 5 2011, 10:43:41 PM Post #6 |
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When we discussed this a while ago I think it was the Australian publishers who held the legal protection ultimately preventing cheaper book prices. Be ironic if Pearson suddenly started offering lower prices which is what Borders and Angus wanted. Of course that could have been their game plan all along. Take out the retail shops and step in with an online business. |
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| ABCDiamond | Jul 6 2011, 02:57:02 PM Post #7 |
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That is a very good point, It will be interesting to see. |
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