Postage costs and the Australian book industry: a history
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...
Australia Post to deliver on Saturdays
Australia Post managing director and CEO Ahmed Fahour has announced that Australia Post corporate offices will open for Saturday trading from next Christmas, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.Fahour said on...
Amazon teams up with US postal service for Sunday deliveries
In the US, Amazon shoppers in New York and Los Angeles will be able to receive their parcels on Sundays as a result of a new deal between the retailer...
Bookworld launches next-day delivery offer
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...
Australia Post increases prepaid parcel prices
Australia Post has increased the price of its prepaid parcels as part of a range of measures it says will help meet ‘increasing demand for straightforward and hassle-free parcel delivery...
Australia Post to deliver on weekends this Christmas
Australia Post has announced it will deliver parcels to households on weekends in November and December this year, as well as extending opening hours for parcel collections at its retail...
Australia Post to increase parcel, bulk mail prices in April
Australia Post has confirmed to Bookseller+Publisher that it will increase its prices for parcel and bulk mail services by an average of 3.8% in April. A spokesperson for Australia Post...
BISG: the recommendations
More than a year in the making, the Book Industry Strategy Group report to government has finally been delivered. Here are the main recommendations: Released publicly in November 2011, the...
Why is it cheaper to post a book from overseas than within Australia? Australia Post, the Royal Mail and the cost of shipping books
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...