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Laine · 08-13-2008, 08:48 AM

I spoke to a worker in Borders, Sydney, last month and he told me that the financial consortium that owns A & R had bought Borders but they were both going to be run as seperate concerns.
I would think Dymocks would have to charge 10% GST for the ebooks they sell while ebooks from overseas would avoid this. Still leaves Dymocks charging to much.

Laine

08-13-2008, 08:48 AM	#8
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	I spoke to a worker in Borders, Sydney, last month and he told me that the financial consortium that owns A & R had bought Borders but they were both going to be run as seperate concerns. I would think Dymocks would have to charge 10% GST for the ebooks they sell while ebooks from overseas would avoid this. Still leaves Dymocks charging to much. Laine