# Australian version of Amazon?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-version-of-amazon/630175>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 2, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-version-of-amazon/630175 "2012-08-02T14:23:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-version-of-amazon/630175/21 "2012-08-04T13:17:06Z")

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[Kinokuniya](http://www.kinokuniya.com/au/index.php/fgu001) is HUGE and probably has the widest range of books and stationery in Sydney; that, and [Abbey’s Bookshop](http://www.abbeys.com.au/book/gift-voucher-online.do) and are less than 10 minutes by bus from Sydney Uni.

[Gleebooks](http://www.gleebooks.com.au/default.asp?p=giftpre_htm) is basically a walk across the road from uni.

[Better Read Than Dead](http://www.betterread.com.au/discount-books/home.do) and [Elizabeth’s Bookshop](http://www.elizabethsbookshop.com.au/content/page/faqs.html)) are both in Newtown; about a 15 minute walk from the uni if you don’t want to bus it.

My vote for your gift vouchers would be Kinokuniya and, (with thanks to **Askance** ’s suggestions) Better Read Than Dead.

Just thought it useful to know, **abderian** because if your friend loves browsing the bookshops rather than just ordering online, they’re all really close to where he’ll be expanding his brain.

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**Author:** ![abderian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@abderian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abderian)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-version-of-amazon/630175/22 "2012-08-04T14:01:05Z")

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Zounds! Great info. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-version-of-amazon/630175/23 "2012-08-05T22:45:53Z")

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As a local Newtonian, I’d be voting for Gleebooks, then Abbey’s (for non-fiction, its sister shop Galaxy for fantasy/s-f) and Better Read than Dead if your friend wants to browse. But, again, you’re buying them about half as much book as they could get from [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). It’s been a couple of years since I bought a book other than online, and that was only because the book wasn’t available overseas.

If they’re further afield, though, there’s not a lot of bookshop out there. At least Abbey’s is centrally located.

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