Therese Holland As readers are probably aware books are comparatively more expensive in Australia then say in the US or Canada. So from a buyers perspective the prospect of paying $32.95 for a new trade paperback should make a second hand copy an attractive option. However the discount chainstores offer many bestsellers and new releases for 35% … Read more
I have problems with inventory management. I need to improve my inventory management skills. If I keep saying it maybe a miracle will happen. I keep on saying I must throw out those old Reader Digest Atlases they take up so much space and then lo and behold today someone buys one. See? I was … Read more
I read an article a while back that had some statistics to show that the best way to sell a new book was to have previously sold a book. What this basically means that as a percentage of the market, popular authors were getting a bigger slice of the pie than say ten years ago. … Read more
In a previous comment I mentioned that the minimum wage here in Australia was approximately $15 per hour add in benefits such as holiday pay sick pay superannuation and the self employed should be looking at around $22 per hour to achieve some sort of parity with minimum wage (we won’t go anywhere near capital … Read more
The Best Friend She comes in every other day, happy, bright and chirpy; eager to engage in conversation about her favourite books, authors and all things bookish. She says she is moving and offers to sell you antique guides, current cooking and decorating books she has been given doubles of her by her adoring friends … Read more
