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Beware of books

Mark
January 10th, 2009 · 12 Comments

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. 

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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