#618 - Booktopia's Tony Nash On Building A Sustainable Business Model

Tony Nash - Founder & CEO of Booktopia

Tony founded online book retailer Booktopia and Booktopia Publisher Services.

Booktopia was established in Australia in 2004. Now, turning over more than $130 million a year, Booktopia has been listed in the BRW's Fast 100 eight times and has been a finalist 7 times in the Telstra Business Awards for the Medium-Sized Business Category, winning in 2014 and 2018.

Booktopia was ranked as the 15th e-Commerce website in Australia in the 2020 Power Retail All-Star Bash. Tony personally won the Industry Legend Award alongside Kate Morris from Adore Beauty.

On today's episode of The Daily Talk Show, we discuss: 

- Where Booktopia sits in the market
- Why people buy books
- Starting Booktopia
- Separating yourself from the business
- Reconciling the old with the new
- Knowing when customers are ready
- Investment & acquiring businesses
- Book charts and best sellers

Tony Nash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nashtony/

Booktopia: https://www.booktopia.com.au/

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