• Dymocks
  Australian bookstore. You can purchase books in their physical stores or in their online store.

• QBD
  Another Australian bookstore with an online and a physical presence.

• Angus & Robertson
  Online and physical Australian bookstore.

• Rosemary's Romance Books
  A Brisbane bookstore dealing in just romance books. It covers all romance genres including historical, contemporary, and paranormal.

• ABC Shop
  For books published by, or featured on, the ABC.

• SBS Shop
  For b ooks published by, or featured on, SBS.

• Australian Online Bookshop
  As its name suggests, it is an online bookshop.

• Amazon USA
  A large and well-known online bookstore. You can purchase new books or look for second-hand and out-of-print books. Also DVDs, etc.

• Amazon UK
  The UK branch of the Amazon empire. Similar to its American counterpart, except you will be converting pounds to Australian dollars instead of US to Australian dollars. Some books are more easily available in the UK than the US and vice versa.

• Barnes & Noble
  Another large and well-known online bookstore, based in America.

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• Sue's ABC Book Reviews
  Our very own Youth Service's Librarian, Sue Gammon, presents weekly book reviews on ABC Radio Widebay. These reviews are posted online at ABC Radio Widebay's web site.

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• Fantastic Fiction
  A great site to see what your favourite authors have written, and in what order. Also links to the author's web site and to titles the author recommends. Contains bibliographies for over 10,000 authors.

• Reader's Advisory
  If you can't find something to read, see the lists available at this web site for some ideas.

• If You Like...
  If you like a particular genre or a particular author, this site will link you up with other similar authors and/or titles.

• Stop, You're Killing Me!
  For mystery lovers. Lists by author and character.

• International Thriller Writers, Inc.
  For lovers of thrillers. Lots of news and information.

• Readalike Service
  The State Library of Tasmania has put together this list of similar authors.

• Bundaberg Library Adult Fiction Book Lists
  Lists of authors according to genre.

• Bundaberg Library Junior/Youth Book Lists
  Lists of authors according to subject, suitable for kids and teens.

• Online Library: Reading Zone
  This site has links to online stories, information about authors, and much more.

• State Library of Queensland
  Catalogues and more.

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• Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers Ltd
  The professional body representing antiquarian booksellers in Australia and New Zealand. The Association promotes the selling and collecting of rare and antique books.

• BibliOz
  An Australian online out-of-print book search service.

• Time Booksellers
  An Australian online book store for second-hand, rare and collectible books.

• Books and Collectibles
  Another Australian service.

• Queensland Bookbinders' Guild Inc.
  If you're interested in bookbinding, this site may be able to get you started.

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• Literature Resource Center
  "...biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline". Plus much more. You will need to log in using your library membership number which can be found on your library card. Scroll down the page and click on the logo for the Literature Resource Center.

• Project Gutenberg of Australia
  This site contains Australian literature and reference texts (no longer under copyright) in full, in either text, HTML, or zipped format. These texts are free to the public. Includes journals of explorers, novels, and more.

• Project Gutenberg
  The original Project Gutenberg from America. It contains literature and reference texts (no longer under copyright) in full, in various formats, usually including PDF and Zipped. These texts are free to the public. Includes famous historical novels and also non-fiction.

• SETIS: Scholarly Electronic Text and Image Service
  See this site also for full text electronic copies of Australian literary and history resources no longer under copyright restriction. Includes some federation texts, Australian novels published between 1840 and 1845, explorers' journals, and more.

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