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Second-hand bookstores in Australia (East Coast Cairns-Sydney) ?
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Hi all, in deciding how many books to pack for my upcoming 3-week-trip to Australia (mainly the eastern coast between Cairns and Sydney) it would help me to know how easy it is to buy second-hand replacements along the way. ;-) (In case you are interested, I prefer fantasy, science-fiction and crime/thrillers.) I remember from traveling the US that each and every little town had at least one second-hand bookstore, so getting new reads was quite easy. What is the situation in Australia like, will it be as easy for me to find second-hand bookstores and what are the prices for used paperback books ? Your help and any recommendation of good places to hunt for new additions to my book collection are most appreciated ! :-) |
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Second-hand bookstores in Australia (East Coast Cairns-Sydney) ?
In Oz they are called "Book Exchange" and they seem to be in every town and
city I have ever been in. Some of the best are in the smaller towns. At Daylesford in Victoria is the best I can recall. Not just a book exchange but a treasure trove of collectables as well - imagine just about every Phantom Comic book ever published. Ross PS Daylesford is 110kms north west of Melbourne city. wrote in message ups.com... X-No-Archive: Hi all, in deciding how many books to pack for my upcoming 3-week-trip to Australia (mainly the eastern coast between Cairns and Sydney) it would help me to know how easy it is to buy second-hand replacements along the way. ;-) (In case you are interested, I prefer fantasy, science-fiction and crime/thrillers.) I remember from traveling the US that each and every little town had at least one second-hand bookstore, so getting new reads was quite easy. What is the situation in Australia like, will it be as easy for me to find second-hand bookstores and what are the prices for used paperback books ? Your help and any recommendation of good places to hunt for new additions to my book collection are most appreciated ! :-) |
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:23:52 +1000, "Ross"
wrote: In Oz they are called "Book Exchange" and they seem to be in every town and city I have ever been in. Some of the best are in the smaller towns. At Daylesford in Victoria is the best I can recall. Not just a book exchange but a treasure trove of collectables as well - imagine just about every Phantom Comic book ever published. Ross I'd only bring a book to read on the flights; any more is excess weight. The rules in the book exchanges vary, so always ask first. Some are 2-for-1 exchange or similar, but most now place a value on the ones you give them as a credit to purchasing theirs. Also look for "op-shops"; usually places run by charities or supporting local causes. They sell second-hand donated items, often including well-used books and magazines at very low prices. When book exchanges or op-shops are hard to find just drop in at a cafe or pub for lunch and ask the locals. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Slovenia http://loraltraveloz.blogspot.com/ latest: Mossman Gorge in the Daintree Rainforest |
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Second-hand bookstores in Australia (East Coast Cairns-Sydney) ?
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:56:53 +0800,
wrote: Your help and any recommendation of good places to hunt for new additions to my book collection are most appreciated ! :-) Heavens above ! With only three weeks here, are you not going to be looking around ?? Can't do that with your nose stuck in a book. I use a book to read myself to sleep at night and on long flights. Useful for that. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Slovenia http://loraltraveloz.blogspot.com/ latest: Mossman Gorge in the Daintree Rainforest |
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Second-hand bookstores in Australia (East Coast Cairns-Sydney) ?
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:20:26 +1000, Alan S
wrote in : On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:56:53 +0800, wrote: Your help and any recommendation of good places to hunt for new additions to my book collection are most appreciated ! :-) Heavens above ! With only three weeks here, are you not going to be looking around ?? Can't do that with your nose stuck in a book. I use a book to read myself to sleep at night and on long flights. Useful for that. Cheers, Alan, Australia Even would be useful on a tourist bus if you find yourself next to someone uninteresting. I will refrain from mentioning the name of a certain person in Texas. Of course, there is the possibility that one might find oneself next to another science fiction or fantasy fan. A simple way to avoid this is to go to a used bookstore and pick up a old, cheap, hardcover book with a very obscure title. Perhaps something along the lines of "Discovering Messages From God In Advanced Quadratic Equations" or perhaps "A Psychopathological Study of New Zealand Immigrants to Texas". Cover the book you are reading with this. The person sitting in the adjoining seat probably won't pester you. More seriously, though, all travel involves some boring transport by air, sea, bus, etc. Then too, in the best planned trip, there are sometimes delays due to transport delays, weather conditions, and so on. Even severe transport malfunctions. In the case of aircraft, a pocket Bible could be handy. If a ship, a survival manual such as "Stay Alive". Of course, as an alternative to a book, can always carry a small but sensitive shortwave radio receiver. Then you can get world news wherever you are. Or you can scan around the bands and check for music from various countries. If the person next to you winces at your choice, then turn the volume up a little. With luck, they may choose to move, or jump overboard, or take another bus, or whatever. Or listen to a genuinely interesting voice broadcast, and comment on it at regular intervals, or offer to interpret it to the person next to you. :-) Cheers, Kangaroo16 |
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Second-hand bookstores in Australia (East Coast Cairns-Sydney) ?
It's a big, big country - and if you are on a longish point to point
journey - a book's a great consolation (beats the hell out of missionary tourists and others of like ilk!). The advice you've been given by the non-judgemental posters on this branch is good! There are 'book exchanges' in every town of any size in the country. Some will 'buy' your books at 25% of the sticker price, and sell you books at 50% of the sticker price - fair enough in my experience. Others have different - but not too dissimilar formulae. Have fun! "kangaroo16" wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:20:26 +1000, Alan S wrote in : On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:56:53 +0800, wrote: Your help and any recommendation of good places to hunt for new additions to my book collection are most appreciated ! :-) Heavens above ! With only three weeks here, are you not going to be looking around ?? Can't do that with your nose stuck in a book. I use a book to read myself to sleep at night and on long flights. Useful for that. Cheers, Alan, Australia Even would be useful on a tourist bus if you find yourself next to someone uninteresting. I will refrain from mentioning the name of a certain person in Texas. Of course, there is the possibility that one might find oneself next to another science fiction or fantasy fan. A simple way to avoid this is to go to a used bookstore and pick up a old, cheap, hardcover book with a very obscure title. Perhaps something along the lines of "Discovering Messages From God In Advanced Quadratic Equations" or perhaps "A Psychopathological Study of New Zealand Immigrants to Texas". Cover the book you are reading with this. The person sitting in the adjoining seat probably won't pester you. More seriously, though, all travel involves some boring transport by air, sea, bus, etc. Then too, in the best planned trip, there are sometimes delays due to transport delays, weather conditions, and so on. Even severe transport malfunctions. In the case of aircraft, a pocket Bible could be handy. If a ship, a survival manual such as "Stay Alive". Of course, as an alternative to a book, can always carry a small but sensitive shortwave radio receiver. Then you can get world news wherever you are. Or you can scan around the bands and check for music from various countries. If the person next to you winces at your choice, then turn the volume up a little. With luck, they may choose to move, or jump overboard, or take another bus, or whatever. Or listen to a genuinely interesting voice broadcast, and comment on it at regular intervals, or offer to interpret it to the person next to you. :-) Cheers, Kangaroo16 |
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Second-hand bookstores in Australia (East Coast Cairns-Sydney) ?
On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 21:22:53 +1000, "A Mate"
wrote: It's a big, big country - and if you are on a longish point to point journey - a book's a great consolation (beats the hell out of missionary tourists and others of like ilk!). Good heavens ! Isn't that the whole idea of travel, to meet other people and ideas ?? Not going to find those experiences in the book you're reading..... The advice you've been given by the non-judgemental posters on this branch is good! There are 'book exchanges' in every town of any size in the country. Some will 'buy' your books at 25% of the sticker price, and sell you books at 50% of the sticker price - fair enough in my experience. Others have different - but not too dissimilar formulae. Have fun! "kangaroo16" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:20:26 +1000, Alan S wrote in : On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:56:53 +0800, wrote: Your help and any recommendation of good places to hunt for new additions to my book collection are most appreciated ! :-) Heavens above ! With only three weeks here, are you not going to be looking around ?? Can't do that with your nose stuck in a book. I use a book to read myself to sleep at night and on long flights. Useful for that. Cheers, Alan, Australia Even would be useful on a tourist bus if you find yourself next to someone uninteresting. I will refrain from mentioning the name of a certain person in Texas. Of course, there is the possibility that one might find oneself next to another science fiction or fantasy fan. A simple way to avoid this is to go to a used bookstore and pick up a old, cheap, hardcover book with a very obscure title. Perhaps something along the lines of "Discovering Messages From God In Advanced Quadratic Equations" or perhaps "A Psychopathological Study of New Zealand Immigrants to Texas". Cover the book you are reading with this. The person sitting in the adjoining seat probably won't pester you. More seriously, though, all travel involves some boring transport by air, sea, bus, etc. Then too, in the best planned trip, there are sometimes delays due to transport delays, weather conditions, and so on. Even severe transport malfunctions. In the case of aircraft, a pocket Bible could be handy. If a ship, a survival manual such as "Stay Alive". Of course, as an alternative to a book, can always carry a small but sensitive shortwave radio receiver. Then you can get world news wherever you are. Or you can scan around the bands and check for music from various countries. If the person next to you winces at your choice, then turn the volume up a little. With luck, they may choose to move, or jump overboard, or take another bus, or whatever. Or listen to a genuinely interesting voice broadcast, and comment on it at regular intervals, or offer to interpret it to the person next to you. :-) Cheers, Kangaroo16 |
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Second-hand bookstores in Australia (East Coast Cairns-Sydney) ?
On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:12:24 +0900,
wrote: On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 21:22:53 +1000, "A Mate" wrote: It's a big, big country - and if you are on a longish point to point journey - a book's a great consolation (beats the hell out of missionary tourists and others of like ilk!). Good heavens ! Isn't that the whole idea of travel, to meet other people and ideas ?? Not going to find those experiences in the book you're reading..... Beats the heck out of annoying the passenger beside you non-stop on an 8-hour bus or train ride or flight. There are times when I found it useful to offer a free book to the person beside me. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Slovenia http://loraltraveloz.blogspot.com/ latest: Mossman Gorge in the Daintree Rainforest |
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