Bookworld introduces flat-rate postage fee Archive
Bookworld has introduced a flat-rate delivery fee of $5.50 per order, as of 1 December 2014. The online retailer announced in an email to customers that it was introducing the...
Bookworld partners with ABDA for ‘people’s choice’ book design award Archive
Bookworld has partnered with the Australian Book Design Awards (ABDA) to present the inaugural People’s Choice Award for best designed book of the year.The winner will be selected from the...
Bookworld wins two online retailing awards Archive
Bookworld has won awards for Best Social Commercial Initiative and Best Online Retail Marketing Initiative at this year’s Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAS).The online retailer won the award for Best...
Bookworld launches online book club with parenting website Archive
Online retailer Bookworld has announced a partnership with Australian parenting website Stay at Home Mum (SAHM).The partnership will involve the launch of the ‘biggest integrated online book club in Australia’, which...
Booktopia, Bookworld nominated for online retailing awards Archive
Booktopia and Bookworld have picked up several nominations in this year’s Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAS).Booktopia is a finalist for Best Pureplay Online Retailer, Best Social Commerce Initiative, Best Online...
Bookworld launches competition to choose next pop-up bookshelves location Archive
Online bookseller Bookworld has launched a competition for members of the public to select the location of its next pop-up bookshelves. The Bookworld Pop-Ups competition is calling on individuals to nominate an Australian school,...
Booktopia and Bookworld win SmartCompany Web Awards Archive
Online booksellers Booktopia and Bookworld are among the winners in the SmartCompany Web Awards. Booktopia picked up an award for Best Mobile Website and Bookworld won for Best Use of Social Media....
Bookworld announces retail partnership with the Reading Room Archive
Online retailer Bookworld has announced a new retail partnership with Sydney-based book networking website the Reading Room. The partnership is similar to the online bookshop that Bookworld launched with arts...
ArtsHub launches online bookshop with Bookworld Archive
Arts website artsHub has launched an online bookshop in partnership with Bookworld. The artsHub bookshop opened to the public on 6 December, offering 200,000 titles divided into three main categories:...
Bookworld launches ‘shop local’ marketing campaign with pop-up bookshelves Archive
Online bookseller Bookworld has unveiled a new marketing campaign in the lead-up to Christmas that encourages shoppers to buy books locally. The campaign officially launched on 17 November with a...
Booktopia, Bookworld finalists in Online Retail Industry Awards Archive
Online booksellers Booktopia and Bookworld have been nominated in multiple categories in this year’s Online Retail Industry Awards. Booktopia is a finalist in four categories: Best Pure-Play Online Retailer; Best...
Bookworld launches next-day delivery offer Archive
Online bookseller Bookworld has launched a next-day delivery offer, guaranteeing next-day delivery for orders for books that are in stock in its Melbourne warehouse to all Australian capital cities. The...
Click Frenzy launches new campaigns; several booksellers signed up Archive
After last year’s rocky launch, the online sales campaign Click Frenzy is back in 2013 with a number of new events. Four Click Frenzy events are currently planned for 2013:...
Bookworld engages brand consultancy Interbrand Australia Archive
Bookworld has been working with brand consultancy Interbrand Australia on its recent branding and Christmas marketing campaigns, reports Design Week. The design news website reports that Interbrand was asked to...
Kobo Mini, Glo available from Bookworld Archive
Online booksellers Bookworld and Angus & Robertson are now selling two of Kobo’s new ereading devices—the Kobo Mini and the Kobo Glo. The online stores are selling the five-inch Kobo...
‘Record’ sales for Click Frenzy booksellers despite website failure Archive
Online booksellers participating in the Click Frenzy 24-hour sales event have reported record sales, despite the website’s failure. The Click Frenzy website, which was intended to direct customers to online...
Bookworld launches Christmas TV advertising campaign Archive
Following the launch of its ‘Bookworld Price Guarantee’ to beat Amazon’s prices by 10%, online bookseller Bookworld has launched a Christmas television advertising campaign. The advertisement features the ‘King of...
Co-op Bookshop to participate in Click Frenzy Archive
A spokesperson for the Click Frenzy promotion has confirmed that the Co-op Bookshop will participate in the online promotion. As reported by Bookseller+Publisher last week, the Click Frenzy promotion is...
Booktopia, Bookworld to participate in Click Frenzy online promotion Archive
Online booksellers Booktopia and Bookworld are among approximately 100 Australian retailers that will participate in a 24-hour online-only promotion this month. Click Frenzy is run by Power Retail and is...
Bookworld offers to beat Amazon by 10% Archive
Online bookseller Bookworld has launched a ‘Bookworld Price Guarantee’ for its loyalty club members, offering to beat Amazon’s prices by 10%. Under the promotion, which was launched on 1 November,...
