buying online is a new fish. theres a different pleasure to it - & it has its oldfashioned aspect: parcels in the mail. it expands your options in terms of what books are available. it saves time. & can save money. its cheaper to get duty in a shop in australia, but if yr in the outback or another country online's a reasonable option. future reading revival books might be easier to get online. best to keep our options open. we can all be nervous about what we're spending. reading revival books are easily budgetable: 4 per year, all under $30 (australian dollars).