Parcel prices pique sellers

Original article by Nassim Khadem
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 11-Jul-14

The Australian Booksellers Association has raised objections to foreign retailers paying lower charges for shipping books to customers in Australia than the postage paid for domestic parcels. The body wrote in an open letter to Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull that local book distributors are treated unfairly by Australia Post. According to Jon Page, GM of Pages & Pages Booksellers, parcel rates have recently risen more than 60 per cent

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