Report: Aus market up 4%, almost half of consumer sales online
Date: 4 November 2020Category: Local news
A report commissioned by Booktopia from consultants Frost & Sullivan has forecast that Australia’s overall book sales in the 2021 financial year will be up 4% on the previous year,... Read more
Nathan Hollier on the Indian book market
Date: 24 August 2020Category: Features
Over the past two years, Melbourne University Publishing CEO Nathan Hollier attended book fairs in Indonesia, India and Malaysia and researched the book markets in each country as part of... Read more
Australian bookshops respond to Covid-19
Date: 18 March 2020Category: Daily Newsletter Feature Features
Australian booksellers, like many retailers, are facing a big challenge right now. At this stage some shops have moved to online only, but many stores remain open and are trying... Read more
Australian market overview
Date: 28 February 2019Category: Features
For the past few years the Australian retail book market has been posting marginal growth (‘flat is the new up’ is a common catch-cry). In 2018, Nielsen BookScan reported that... Read more
Amazon unblocks Oz shoppers from US store
Date: 22 November 2018Category: Local news
Australian consumers are now able to purchase and ship items from Amazon’s international website, according to a statement from Amazon. The retailer suspended shipping to Australian addresses from its international website... Read more
The market down under
Date: 2 October 2018Category: Features Think Australian feature
Australian titles are faring well in a market where personal development books and crime fiction are the standout trends, reports Andrea Hanke. For the fourth year in a row, the... Read more
Amazon launches Prime in Australia
Date: 20 June 2018Category: Local news
Amazon has launched its subscription service Prime on the company's Australian website, offering users free delivery and subscription access to ebooks, videos and games. The service will include free ‘expedited... Read more
Book Depository to remit GST from July
Date: 15 June 2018Category: Local news
Amazon-owned online retailer Book Depository has confirmed it will collect and remit GST on overseas purchases from July, when the new tax laws come into effect, reports the Australian Financial... Read more
Amazon to block Oz shoppers from Amazon US
Date: 1 June 2018Category: Local news
Australian consumers will be unable to purchase items from Amazon’s international websites as the multinational moves to comply with new GST laws affecting online retailers, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.... Read more
NZ government to introduce ‘Amazon tax’
Date: 2 May 2018Category: Local news
The New Zealand government has announced that foreign retailers will be required to pay GST on goods under the value of NZ$400 (A$370) sold online into New Zealand. Foreign retailers... Read more
Parliament passes legislation to impose GST on low-value online imports
Date: 22 August 2017Category: Local news
Federal parliament has enacted legislation to impose a 10% GST on low-value imports purchased from online overseas sellers from 1 July 2018. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the government first... Read more
Government delays plan to introduce GST on all online purchases
Date: 20 June 2017Category: Local news News
The federal government has delayed its plan to repeal the $1000 GST-free threshold for online purchases from overseas retailers from 1 July this year to 1 July 2018. The ABC... Read more
Amazon, overseas retailers object to proposed GST-collection model for online goods
Date: 20 April 2017Category: Local news
Amazon is among a number of international retailers opposing the federal government’s proposed model for collecting GST on low-value overseas purchases, arguing that Australia Post and other freight companies, rather... Read more
Book Depository confirms local supply
Date: 3 February 2016Category: Local news
Amazon-owned online bookseller the Book Depository has confirmed it has set up local supply of Australian titles, with packing and distribution from Melbourne-based logistics company DAI Post. In a statement,... Read more
Government set to drop parallel importation restrictions on books; industry responds
Date: 24 November 2015Category: Local news
The federal government is set to repeal existing parallel importation restrictions (PIRs) on books after accepting the Competition Policy Review’s recommendations to drop PIRs. The government published a full response to the report on 24... Read more
NZ to tax ebooks from overseas retailers from October 2016
Date: 20 November 2015Category: Local news
Quote of the week
Date: 26 August 2015Category: Local news
GST to apply to all overseas goods purchased online from July 2017
Date: 21 August 2015Category: Local news
Government considering zero GST threshold for overseas purchases
Date: 28 July 2015Category: Local news
Hockey to meet with states on GST threshold in August
Date: 21 July 2015Category: Local news
Hockey confirms GST will be imposed on ebooks from mid-2017
Date: 12 May 2015Category: Local news
Final Competition Policy Review report recommends repealing parallel import restrictions
Date: 1 April 2015Category: Local news
Government report considers online GST threshold
Date: 30 March 2015Category: Local news
Government releases industry submissions to Competition Policy Review
Date: 9 February 2015Category: Local news
New report argues GST exemption should stay
Date: 21 January 2015Category: Local news
Government whitepaper to examine online GST threshold
Date: 6 January 2015Category: Local news
Booksellers express ‘great concerns’ over the Book Depository’s plans for Australian market
Date: 17 November 2014Category: Local news
The Rights Stuff 2014: Survey of Australian rights trading
Date: 8 October 2014Category: Features Think Aus magazine
Over 70 booksellers attend 2014 Leading Edge Books conference
Date: 21 May 2014Category: Local news
Decision on GST threshold pushed to March 2014
Date: 28 November 2013Category: Local news
GST issue ‘on the agenda’ at federal and state treasurers’ meeting
Date: 27 November 2013Category: Local news
Industry associations raise GST issue with new government as ABS reveals over $7 billion spent on purchases below LVT
Date: 10 October 2013Category: Local news
NZ govt working party to consider reducing tax-free threshold on overseas purchases
Date: 15 July 2013Category: Local news
Becker: How the GST threshold on overseas purchases can be lowered to one cent
Date: 17 May 2013Category: Local news
NZ study proposes cut to tax-free threshold for online purchases, recommends tax collection through ‘multilateral agreement’
Date: 27 March 2013Category: Local news
Government gives ‘in principle’ support to lowering GST threshold but rules out immediate change
Date: 4 December 2012Category: Local news
ABS to collect online retail data from 2013
Date: 25 July 2012Category: Local news
BISG recommendations announced
Date: 8 November 2011Category: Local news
Visa ‘can’t perform function’ of collecting GST for government on overseas purchases
Date: 2 August 2011Category: Local news
REDgroup highlights online growth in submission to Productivity Commission; More than 90 submissions received
Date: 7 June 2011Category: Local news
Productivity Commission releases retail inquiry issues paper
Date: 5 April 2011Category: Local news
In brief
Date: 24 March 2011Category: Local news
Things we keep repeating
Date: 18 February 2011Category: Fancy Goods
REDgroup joins coalition of retailers calling for GST reform
Date: 9 January 2011Category: Local news
REDGroup joins coalition of retailers calling for GST reform
Date: 5 January 2011Category: Local news
Quote of the week
Date: 7 December 2010Category: Local news
ABA to talk to Ministers about GST; Dymocks to decide on off-shore website move after Christmas
Date: 22 November 2010Category: Local news
Dymocks considers moving online business off-shore
Date: 18 November 2010Category: Local news
GST-free online purchases a growing concern for booksellers
Date: 3 November 2010Category: Local news