Despite billions of pages of information being available to us online sometimes you just want to sit back in an arm chair and read a book. Reading a book can be a very relaxing experience and a very educational one at the same time. However, books don’t always come cheap and sometimes you may have to pay in excess of $100 for a book that you’re going to read once.

Luckily now the internet can help us in finding good deals on books and you can also read book reviews from other readers. It’s much better to read some books reviews before you buy and make sure that what you’re buying is what you really want. Also these days there are many online bookshops where you can pick up a good bargain. As with all purchases online you must be careful while buying books online, you should only buy from reputable websites.

In Australia over the last few years some very good online bookstores have emerged. Below are listings of some Australian online bookstores.

The first online bookstore is SeekBooks, they boast that they have been discounting 1.2 Million books since 1999. SeekBooks is certainly one of the more established online bookstores.

Another bookstore is BookCity which is Tasmanian owned, they have been trading for over 25 years (not online the whole time).

Another interestingly named bookstore is FishPond , they also sell CD’s and DVD’s through their website.

Bookworm is also an Australian bookstore that claims that all their books have at least a 15% discount. They also state that they can order any book that is in print even if it is not listed on their website.

Apart from these bookstores the retail chains also have an online presence these days. Have a look at Dymocks and Angus & Robertson

Generally buying books online can save you money as online bookstores can avoid many of the expenses that traditional brick & mortar bookshops must deal with and can offer you cheaper prices.