Comments on: How to order from an Australian bookstore… https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Anonymous https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20549 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:43:24 +0000 #comment-20549 Hi, Glenda, I stumbled into your blog as I was searching for info on how many books you plan for the Watergivers series. 🙂

Aside from Galaxy (my first stop for sff books), The Book Depository and Fishpond, which have already been suggested in the comments, I also wanted to mention Booktopia, another online bookseller. I've rarely had problems searching their catalogue for books.

]]> By: Glenda Larke https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20548 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:24:48 +0000 #comment-20548 Thank you Mark, and I am sorry if I sounded a little miffed. I had a frustrating afternoon trying to buy my own books – compounded by the appalling internet connection we get up this way!

I do try wherever possible to support the independents and appreciate all that Galaxy has done for Australian sff.

Many thanks,
Glenda

]]> By: Markt@galaxy https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20547 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:56:33 +0000 #comment-20547 Hi Glenda,

I'm so sorry about the trouble you have had with our website. The Last Stormlord is actually on the site and this is the direct link http://www.galaxybooks.com.au/items.asp?id=242855

Unfortunately given the quirk of data-entry (which has us drop 'The' from the begining of a title) and an old website if you search for the full title 'The Last Stormlord' the search engine won't find it (aggggh!). On the upside if you dicide to search by author it will indeed be listed with all your other Voyager titles.

Hopefully the sales we have lost, for both us and you, will be made up in store from the lovely front display you currently occupy.

Regards, Mark.

]]> By: glenda larke https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20546 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:26:47 +0000 #comment-20546 This comment has been removed by the author.

]]> By: glenda larke https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20545 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:26:36 +0000 #comment-20545 Thanks for finding that out, Karen. Unfortunately they haven't corrected it yet. They lost a sale for a number of books yesterday, so the mistake has already cost them.

The book has had several different titles as it evolved, but as far as I know it has never been called Last Stormlord.

Tansy – thanks for the link. I hadn't heard of that before.

And Deb, I didn't know about the Book Depository, either.

]]> By: Anonymous https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20544 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:53:33 +0000 #comment-20544 Actually, Galaxy do have it. But if you do a search of their online catalogue you can't put the full title in, you have to drop the 'The'.

Which I don't think is terribly useful, Amazon doesn't restrict like that. Anything that makes life harder for a customer is crazy, imo.

Anyhow, the point is it's in stock and immediately available from Galaxy, who really are a wonderful bunch supporting spec fic in Australia.

]]> By: Deb https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20543 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:43:37 +0000 #comment-20543 I live in Oz and find it easier to buy online through Amazon in the US or The Book Depository in the UK. The Book Depository has free shipping to Oz and is faster delivery than places like Dymocks or A&R. It's even usually faster to buy online from overseas than it is to order a book (that's not in stock) from the store down the road!

]]> By: TansyRR https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20542 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:46:45 +0000 #comment-20542 try http://www.fishpond.com – the closest thing we have in Aus to an amazon.

]]> By: 2paw https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20541 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:12:03 +0000 #comment-20541 I saw your book on the shelf here in a bigger book store, but I have ordered it from the independent small bookshop. We discussed delayed gratification!!!

]]> By: Jo https://glendalarke.com/2009/09/how-to-order-from-australian-bookstore/#comment-20540 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:10:55 +0000 #comment-20540 I've never tried shopping on line in Oz, but I do agree, its very easy in both the US, Canada and the UK.

How frustrating for you Glenda.

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