Case Studies
Asia Bookroom
Sally Burdon, Director of Asia Bookroom
Asia Bookroom is a bookshop specialising in new, out of print and antiquarian books of Asian interest. The family business began as the Weekend Gallery in the late 1960s, where it operated from a converted flat. At that time it sold only antique maps and prints, but after purchasing a library of Chinese books in the 1970s, and several name changes later, the company has grown to become a specialised Asian bookshop with a global market.
Asia Bookroom first started selling books online in 1995, and now makes about 75 per cent of its sales online, of which about 25 per cent is sold internationally.
Asia Bookroom supports its website with tailored email mailing lists and a physical retail store in Macquarie, ACT. You can find their website at www.asiabookroom.com.
