I have heard of plans to supply books and book-like product to newsagents through traditional supply channels. From what I understand the offer (in its present form) is unlikely to be as competitive as that put to traditional bookshops. Current release books need to be provided on a sale or return basis at 45% margin. Without this we are not able to be competitive on price against book retailers often located near newsagencies.
Beware of books
Mark
January 10th, 2009 · 12 Comments
Category: Book retailing · Newsagency challenges
12 responses so far ↓
1 Michael // Jan 10, 2009 at 8:44 AM
I don’t mind selling cheap paperbacks and dictionaries, but I don’t think the book thing works well - have a look at 4 ingredients.
It also causes the customer to be confused, like “you’ve got these books, why don’t you sell this one”?
I sounds like the distributors are again taking the opportunity to make an easy buck out of us - again. But then again it’s hearsay at the moment.
2 Jarryd Moore // Jan 10, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Michael,
I agree. You have to be in the book space wholeheartedly or not at all.
I don’t mind the odd book - as long as it has a strong tie to existing core products. Newsagents need to be given the option of taking a book, not just allocated it. If we could have competed on price with 4 Ingredients we would have happily ordered enough to give it promotional space. We need to be sending distributors and publishers a message until we get conscionable margin on books. Keep sending them back.
3 David R // Jan 10, 2009 at 5:00 PM
SELL THEM any newsagent can sell them . You do not need to sell on price. it is an impluse sale in a newsagents .Coles$10.95 our price $17.95 &$19.95 . Buy Direct sell large numbers
4 SHAUN s // Jan 12, 2009 at 6:26 AM
buy direct ? if we are talking about 4 ingrediants i did and paid more for it
5 David R // Jan 12, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Ring 0297252440 Less 40%
6 shaun s // Jan 12, 2009 at 3:15 PM
david who is that through
7 David R // Jan 12, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Gary Allen Pty Ltd
8 SHAUN s // Jan 12, 2009 at 5:35 PM
i went to garry allen for my first order and got ripped off
9 shaun s // Jan 12, 2009 at 6:46 PM
last time i priced them GNS were way cheaper than garry allen
10 David R // Jan 12, 2009 at 8:43 PM
Do not deal with gns .In stead of moaning as a lot of newsagents do about gns i buy from stationers Just ask for 40%
11 SHAUN s // Jan 13, 2009 at 6:34 AM
From what i hear gns are part owners of garry allen . i paid more at garry allen than target had them for sale called them up and they said that is the price so to bad . not in those word but close to it
12 David R // Jan 13, 2009 at 8:59 AM
Buy them from Target & resell them
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