If there's an unusual or foreign, or unusually foreign magazine that you are struggling to get your…read morehands on, then may I take this opportunity to recommend to you, the World Square Newsagent? I can? Thank you... I will. The World Square Newsagent on Pitt Street, down near, you guessed it, World Square, is just your average newsagents, they sell chocolate and gum, soft drinks, water, stationary, birthday cards, newspapers and magazines. But more importantly, they also import a lot of magazines from overseas. Something a lot of news agencies don' t to do, perhaps for the expense or the lack of confidence they have that the magazine will sell, being that most magazines have a shelf life of one month before they're yesterdays news. I scoured many a newsagent in the inner west, the northern suburbs and the middle of the city, till I finally came across World Square Newsagents. I was looking for an American publication called Script, and no body had it. I was beginning to lose heart. I knew I'd seen it before, I knew it existed, but where? When I entered the shop I realised that they had many more imports as well, not just from America, but from other countries as well. Unfortunately though, there are still issues. I had hoped to get the latest issue of Script, due out in September, but the delivery was running late, this is an import issue and no fault of the Newsagents. Just a juicy bit of information that's not actually juicy and barely qualifies as information.

Interesting selection of magazines and newspapers. They have Chinese language newspapers but only…read moreEnglish language magazines.

Lots of books. There was a large amount of bilingual books although it was hard to findread more

After I was done with having lunch at The Galeries, I went upstairs to floor 2 to check this place…read moreout. They're a Japanese chain bookstore. I've been to their locations in Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA. My goodness, they had quite the extensive manga selection! Of course all of the super popular ones were available. If I had one of these bookstores closer to where I live, I would be giving them a lot of my money! Everything was so well organized, so everything was very easy to locate.

I decided that I would like to do some research into whether Australia publishes any humour…read moremagazines like 'The Onion' in the United States of America, so I walked into the Broadway shopping centre and into the Newsagency housed within. The first thing I noticed as I walked in was that behind the counter were four very attractive women. The next thing I noticed was four very attractive woman behind the, oh wait, sorry, the next thing I noticed was the large amount of magazines in this sizeable inner city newsagent. They had a huge range, every topic under the sun one would think, except for humour magazines. But I was quite impressed with their literary section, as most newsagents don't tend to have any. I thought about getting a writing magazine, but it was squarely focused on writing in pros and creating novels, generating ideas and beating writers block, I'm more interested in screenplays, but unfortunately they had nothing for me, (I've already read the current issue of 'Creative Screenwriter and Script') But yes, I took note that they stocked them both. I will return for the magazines, and that's the only reason. The last thing I need is another restraining order, I mean a first restraining order.

Broadway Newsagency is big. They have so many magazines that you could spend hours in here... not…read morethat you should, but if you are searching for a particular kind of magazine, or just browsing, then this is the place to come. I found a few for my dad for his birthday, all about folk music and guitar playing. I figured get him a few for his birthday to read, and then buy the subscription for xmas. Well it would have been clever but he hasn't said that he liked any of them... There is a huge range of cards for any occasion as well as stationery galore. I could spend ages looking at notebooks, but I wont walk about that.

This place might be nothing special but for me it's quite something. I wouldn't buy lottery tickets…read moreso often but when I buy it at this place it is big possibility for me to win! Yey! So I try to come here to buy lottos occasionally. This newsagent is just in front of Town Hall Station entrance so you won't miss it. They have everything like cards, stationeries, small gifts, books, magazines and of course newspapers and many more.

This must be one of the busiest newsagents in Sydney. Situated in The Galeries Victoria just at the…read moreentrance to Town Hall Station, the Lucky Charm certainly lives up to its name as far as location is concerned! Your first mission will be seeing if you can break through the non-stop stream of commuters without hurting yourself (or someone else!). If successful, you'll then find yourself in a well-stocked, but rather humbly outfitted newsagency; one that will almost certainly have you desired magazine to hand. This isn't a store where you'll want to linger, browsing the stock or pondering over the perfect birthday card. No, this newsagency is more attuned to its customers: that non-stop stream of commuters....some of whom will pause for a split-second to pick up their morning paper.

Darlene at newslink today refused legal tender given to me and my partner by United which was…read moreaccepted at ALL other establishments. This is disgusting and she continued to ignore us when we advised her that there were merchant instructions that were clearly stated and you can use it as a credit card. She then proceeded to talk to her colleague to make fun of us like we were 2nd class citizens because our United flight was delayed by 9hours. Is this acceptable? Then upon multiple requests to speak to the manager she continued to ignore us and pretend that we didn't exist. We asked her to read the instructions which she refused multiple times. This is disgusting behaviour and we hope your license is revoked for this atrocious behaviour.

Newslink is the chain of newsagencies you find in Australian airports. It's expensive, charging…read morepatrons a lot more than if they're purchased goods outside the airport walls. They have an excellent array of reading material - latest books, newspapers, magazine (local and international) and a few other fun items. There's confectionary too - expect to pay around $2.50 - $3.50 for a small chocolate bar, a packet of pods costs around $6 as does this months special - a bottle of water and a packet of extra chewing gum - 6 bucks! Wow, that's a bit much don't you think? They have a complete monopoly and they must be making a fortune as I often see long lists of people waiting to purchase items... try to avoid it if you can, this financial exploitation of travelers doesn't need anymore encouragement.

It's a rare thing, a newsagency that you actually want to browse around not just dash in and dash…read moreout. The guys that run this place are lovely; friendly and chatty and I'm sure this adds to its appeal. It's a pretty large newsagency that sells a good selection of newspapers, magazines, as well as lottery and greeting cards. In addition they've got a good range of art supplies, do-it-yourself invitations and stationary. They've got a good eye for gifts too: Kimmi Dolls, cute little Penguin torches, sun hats and stocking filler type gifts. Not your average Newsagency.

I was visiting Sydney from New Zealand and visited the Mossman News Agency to buy some cards. I…read morewas amazed at the great selection of magazines , cards, wrapping paper and gift lines. The staff were all extremely friendly and helpful. I highly recommend the Mossman News Agency for magazines, cards and gifts. Fay Freeman ONZM

Basement Books is a dangerous place on many levels…read more Danger number one: It's in Central. It is right in Central. Central is a place you meet people, so you might say, meet you in central at 4pm and then you get there at 3.30pm and you have to wait. So what do you do? You go to Basement Books and peruse their countless books with bright yellow stickers advertising their low and affordable price. Danger number two: Because these books that you're perusing are cheap, you can justify the price even if you're not sure whether you even need the book. 'Oh, a history of Physics' I've always been interested in Physics, and it's only $9.95 I should probably buy this and learn about Physics. Danger number three: Their range is gigantic! I almost said 'ginormous', but that's not a word. What I meant was Hugantic! There are literally thousands upon thousands of books and they're always receiving new stock. They have art sections, computer sections, history, film, personal growth, science fiction, literature, even books like the dictionary, which, had I purchased a copy last I was in, would have saved me the embarrassment of using a non-word like 'ginormous'. So beware of Basement Books. You have been warned. The bookshop is in a great location, the titles are cheap and the range extraordinary. I have a pile of books in my room almost as tall as I am that I have yet to read, opportune purchases that came at me as I strolled amidst the aisles killing time. A book on deadly diseases for $4.95, I'm not going to find that bargain again. Buy! Buy! Buy!

In this day and age of Kindle and Kobo and Nook, a solid read (and I mean one that you can…read moreliterally hold and turn pages beneath your fingers) comes pretty cheap. You really do need to head in to see what they've got because I find their online catalogue lacking and sometimes the staff don't even know what they're stocking. The outside disguises how big this place really is, as it has sections for anything from classic fiction to travel books and bios. It has a pretty decent selection of art supplies as well (I'm no art student, but it does cater for scrapbooking hobbies or the amateur artist if you're after it). Right in the back corner they have a little children's section which I found perfect for my six year old sister who's going through her first reading phase. I bought her a collection of these tiny Winnie the Pooh classics, and a special anniversary edition of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Friends stories which averaged around $4 and $12 respectively. They have tons of different hard cover books (some of which are pop up!) which were surprisingly cheap, but more importantly, were invaluable in keeping kids (of all ages) entertained for hours.