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Please use the Stock Item Number (immediately under the ISBN number on the left of the individual book's listing page) as a reference in your email. We will respond within one working day.

Click on this link to send an email to us contact@bookop.com.au


Frequently asked questions:

Is there a saving in postage cost if I buy more than one book:
This is a valid question with a slightly complex answer.
Because of the exorbitant prices charged by Australia Post we already subsidize postage on most books (we decided that we will factor the cost of eBay charges that we are saving by listing on our own site into postal costs as we no longer have this expense).
It is therefore unlikely that there would be a saving in postage charges to you if you buy two books.
However, if you buy three or more books there could be a nice saving in your shipping cost. See below how to buy more and save.

Buy more and save on postage:
Books have to be bought in a very short time, as we post regularly and once an item is mailed it can obviously not be used any more to combine postage costs. If you are unable to do so please contact us to delay delivery of your purchases until you are ready.
Buy the books and pay for them as if you are buying them individually - this means that you will need to pay the full postage charge at the time.
Contact us to let us know which books you have purchased so that we can combine the shipment and calculate your refund. Although we try to keep track of multiple item purchases some can slip through, particularly on heavy sales days.
As soon as we have received your email we will weigh the combined items and issue a refund to your credit card or PayPal account immediately (these transactions could take as long as a week to appear in credit card records, PayPal is normally instantaneous).
Alternatively you could contact us to get a quote for the combined postage before you buy, but while we are to-ing and fro-ing by email someone else could buy one or more of the books. The pay now and get a refund option is much safer but does imply trust on your part which we have no intention of abusing.


How much will it be to ship this book internationally?
Australia (where we are based) has one of the most expensive postal services in the world. Australian postage prices are based on actual weight or cubed weight (the volume of the item is used) and the higher of the two applies. In the case of books and other printed matter postal charges are almost always based on weight.

It is difficult to estimate shipping cost on dimension of the book alone because paper varies greatly in weight - for example the paper used in most mass market paperbacks is very light compared to the glossy pages of a cookbook or coffee table book that has high quality colour plates. We recently had a large format bible that weighed close on 3kg, which cost just under AU$60.00 (US$55.00) to ship to the US. The bible was priced at just under AU$10.00!

The table below can only be used to form an idea of the potential cost of shipping a book to you - because of the huge variance possible in similar sized books we cannot be held to these costs. You need to get a quote from us before you buy. The costs below are based on choosing randomly five books in each category out of our inventory. In reality a specific book could weigh more than twice that much or even half that much.

  Estimated cost to:
Book Type: New Zealand Asia/Pacific USA/Canada/Middle East Rest of World
Mass Market Paperback - 12mo AU$10.45 to AU$17.65 AU$12.65 to AU$22.05 AU$14.85 to AU$26.45 AU$18.15 to AU$33.05
Trade paperback - 8vo AU$14.05 to AU$21.25 AU$17.35 to AU$26.75 AU$20.65 to AU$32.25 AU$25.60 to AU$40.50
Hard cover novel - 8vo AU$14.05 to AU$24.85 AU$17.35 to AU$31.45 AU$20.65 to AU$38.05 AU$25.60 to AU$47.95
Coffee table books - 4to AU$21.25 to AU$32.05 AU$26.75 to AU$40.85 AU$32.25 to AU$49.65 AU$40.50 to AU$62.85

For sizes see below

Do you offer surface mail as a cheaper option?
No. Australia Post does not offer sea/surface delivery to Asia Pacific or New Zealand and the few times we tried surface mail to the US or Europe it took longer than three months. This caused our customers to be very concerned (rightfully so) and bombard us with emails. It is just not worth the hassle!

Explanation of Size Codes used:

64mo - up to 3" or 8cm tall

48mo - up to 4" or 10cm tall

32mo - up to 5" or 12cm tall

24mo - up to 5 3/4" or 13cm tall

16mo - up to 6 3/4" or 15cm tall

12mo - up to 7 3/4" or 18cm tall (this is the size of most mass market paperbacks)

8vo - up to 9 3/4" or 23cm tall (most hard covers are this size as are the trade paperbacks)

4to - up to 13" or 33cm tall

Folio - up to 15" or 38cm tall

Most coffee table books are either 4to or Folio size as are many glossy cook books.

Elephant Folio - up to 23" or 58cm tall

Atlas Folio - up to 25" or 63cm tall

Double Elephant Folio - up to 50" or 127cm tall

 

 

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