As the subject title says. We get ripped off here. A LOT. For far too long distributors and retailers have been allowed to price rape Australians.
Example:
Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas: Field edition.
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/interstellaru...tellarum+field
USD $164.16 (around $200 AUD).
Dymocks Australia:
https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/inte.../#.WdDIQ9Og-Rs
they want a very greedy AUD $420.00. WTF? Like seriously?
note: Amazon price is the retail price, the wholesale price will be a lot lower than this, which makes the Dymocks markup even more ridiculous. And, this is not the first time I've see Dymocks do this, and when you query prices with them, they don't even give you the courtesy of a reply. Talk about treating customers with contempt!
Now, if your'e going to tell me that it costs $220 to ship the book to Australia, or store it in a warehouse, I'm gonna suggest that you put the ice crack pipe down.
This is why Australians are buying direct from overseas in DROVES. Local business complains, and our incompetent politicians do nothing but protect businesses, rather than their constituents who legally voted them into power. Has to make you wonder...
if local business wants to compete, then they need to actually compete, not compel the Australian government to bully Australians into not buying from competitive overseas vendors.
This just really ires me badly.