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How do they do it for the price?

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    Posted: 30 Jul 2019 at 12:40pm
I ordered a new book online from England on Saturday. Paperback - 775 pages - 775gm

Cost - $21-79 - no codes or coupons - that's the price to anyone - just published so it's not remaindered stock.

GST -  $1.99

delivery -  free

How can anybody be making money out of that?
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I don't know but basic principles they produce the book cheaply, sell it at a mark up of at least 100%, and ship many items to various countries in one lot, would not be a container load I guess, but multiple items substantially reduces cost, and no doubt they have an agreement for reduced shipping costs.

My theory anyway, probably wrong, just as well I am not in business Smile
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Geez, dunno how they can post for free !  Anyone tried posting anything to UK lately ?  Talk about highway robbery ! Angry No wonder the CEO of Aust Post is so highly paid !!!  Cry Should call him Ned Kelly !!
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the CEO of Aus Post is a woman these days I think
Christine Holgate
Karl and Susan Kennedy are my heroes
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And what was wrong with going to a book shop and ordering through them?

No wonder high unemployment.

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I normally just go to the local library.
Plenty of good quality and often brand new books available.

Doesn’t cost a cent either.
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Originally posted by Xavier Xavier wrote:

the CEO of Aus Post is a woman these days I think
Christine Holgate


Yes, you are right. 
I was casting my mind back to that bloke before her, cant recall if he went willingly or was booted ?
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Posting books from the UK to Australia is cheap compared to posting from the USA to Australia

They sell them cheap and would be still making a profit
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