Booktopia might be on the brink,but your local bookshop probably isn’t

Booktopia might be on the brink,but your local bookshop probably isn’t

As Australia’s largest online bookseller struggles to forge a viable business model,many independent booksellers have found ways to thrive.

  • byJessica Yun

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Bookseller Booktopia takes desperate steps to survive

Bookseller Booktopia takes desperate steps to survive

As its chief executive resigns,the online bookseller has arranged $1 million in emergency financing in an effort to stay afloat.

  • byDerek Rose
Booktopia ordered to pay $6m over refund claims

Booktopia ordered to pay $6m over refund claims

The consumer watchdog took the online bookseller to court in 2021 after it told shoppers they had to notify the company of faulty orders within two days for refunds.

  • byEmma Koehn
Booktopia cuts 40 jobs in bid to rewrite earnings story

Booktopia cuts 40 jobs in bid to rewrite earnings story

Australia’s largest online book retailer announced cost cuts on Monday,aimed at saving at least $12 million,as it aims to turn the page on its performance.

  • byMillie Muroi
The hapless,the almost reformed and Mike Cannon-Brookes:Corporate Australia’s highlights for 2022

The hapless,the almost reformed and Mike Cannon-Brookes:Corporate Australia’s highlights for 2022

Corporate Australia battled a much harder economic landscape than it expected during the year,but most attention was on board stoushes,hackers and a big move by the Big Australian.

  • bySarah Danckert
By the book:Retail Food Group guru embarks on new adventure

By the book:Retail Food Group guru embarks on new adventure

It’s time for struggling online retailer Booktopia to open a thrilling new chapter.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
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Booktopia’s board quits,leaving controversial boss Tony Nash in control

Booktopia’s board quits,leaving controversial boss Tony Nash in control

The founder of the nation’s largest bookseller pledged not to return as CEO but says he will be deeply involved in the appointment of a new board and CEO for the struggling online bookseller.

  • bySarah Danckert
Booktopia founder requisitions board purge

Booktopia founder requisitions board purge

Booktopia’s ousted chief and founder,Tony Nash,is planning to remove the directors who removed him from the company last month.

  • byColin Kruger
‘Better rather than bitter’:Booktopia founder defends his legacy after sacking

‘Better rather than bitter’:Booktopia founder defends his legacy after sacking

Tony Nash was sacked this week amid the fallout of an investigation by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald into how the group fell out of favour with the investment community.

  • bySarah Danckert
Booktopia co-founder Tony Nash ousted from CEO role

Booktopia co-founder Tony Nash ousted from CEO role

The depature comes after an investigation by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald revealed how the group had fallen out of favour with investors.

  • bySarah Danckert
‘I don’t like being the villain’:Booktopia founder defends company

‘I don’t like being the villain’:Booktopia founder defends company

Tony Nash,the founder of the country’s biggest online bookseller took to the social media platform LinkedIn to respond to an article in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald that delved into the problems the company is facing.

  • bySarah Danckert