I put an order in online from the US and never received my product. While I placed this order in…read moreOctober of 2011. Sometime has seriously passed- without a word since March. While I do not want to slander the person handling (or the lack of) handling my case. I do have email correspondence that died off with no follow-up. I would like a refund for my product that never was shipped. I'm sure this company is not bad, but the folks in-charge are just too busy or can care-less. Leaving customers hanging and ripping them off is not the way to do business, period. www.nationstate.com.au

A disclaimer before I start. I love magazines. One of my absolute all-time favourite books concerns…read moreHarold Hayes, the 1960s editor of Esquire magazine. So it should be clear then where I'm going to go with this. I am going to tell you, dear reader, that I love this place. Mag Nation is a magazine store. That is to say, they only sell magazines - no clear-lined writing books, no greeting cards, no pens and pencils and pencil sharpeners, no newspapers, no Archie comics (they do sell some comics but not Archie), they don't sell bus travel tickets, they don't sell cigarettes, no newspapers, no cold drinks. Magazines. That's it. And it's on two levels. That's two levels of magazines. You'll need more than pocket change. The magazines all vary in price and if you're literate and you have hopes, dreams, curiosities, interests, you will likely want to go out the store with more than one so be prepared to come in with a semi-fat wallet.

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.

If you want to get a taste of what a newspaper-free world looks like to this check out this…read morenewspaper free-less newsagency. You may be disappointed, but that would only be if you love newspapers and theoretically (because WHO in reality WOULD) you hate magazines. But there's also something more to this place than bricks and mortar and magazines and stationary: the guy working behind the desk is super cool. And he doesn't look like your typical newsagent. That is to say, he looks exactly as you would expect someone to look if they were selling Le Monde/Esquire/Sports Illustrated/TIME/Der Spiegel/ Foreign Affairs magazine/Vogue/ Marie Claire etc etc etc etc. He's young (early 30s perhaps), he's culturally hip (Asian origin and dresses like a globetrotter), he's clearly well-read (on my last visit he suggested I check out an article in that particular week's TIME magazine about architecturally sustainable houses which he personally found very interesting) and he smiles. It has only just occurred to me that the previous paragraph might be mistaken for a promising personals ad so whatever you do, please, don't go in there looking for love. I don't have any info about the guy's personal life. But do check out the store. Who knows, it could be a look-in to the goings-on of the future.

Urban News is the place to go for great reading from international magazines to local newspapers…read moreand a countless number of magazines from across the globe. In addition to these, you can also have your pick of everyday essentials from bus tickets to lotto tickets, and from food to dry-cleaning. You get all the conveniences of a convenience store within the new and improved Darling Quarter. Great children's gifts and a wide selection of creative cards are also offered by Urban News. It's a one-stop shop for most of your everyday needs, conveniently within Sydney's newest and largest free playground. I highly recommend that you visit it!

Not an extensive magazine selection. No international magazines, though they did have one bridal…read moremagazine from Queensland. The layout is cute, but the stationery section is sparse. There does seem to be a good variety of cards.

Quay Newsagency is great. It's conveniently located to top up your opal card and phone. As a…read moretourist, I was able to stock up on the essentials whilst I was traveling in Sydney cause they sell everything from cold drinks to sunscreen!!!

If you find yourself looking for a particular newspaper or magazine and can't seem to find it in…read moreany convenience store or newsagency, you needn't worry about where else to go. If you want to read it, Quay Newsagency is sure to have it. It's a one-stop newsagency that stocks a huge selection of newspapers and magazines. Aside from a wide selection of reading materials, this shop also sells cigarettes and snacks of all kinds. Craving for a Snickers Bar to go with today's copy of the Sydney Morning Herald? Go ahead and stop on by! Highly recommended!

As boring as it sounds; this is a great news agency - except my pet hate is that they run out of…read morebus tickets when I need them the most. I always get instructed (and sometimes in Rozelle it doesn't come to mind first hand) to go to the nearest 7-Eleven and buy them. I do that and 7-Eleven in Rozelle always has them. Chain stores feel so out of place in Rozelle and Balmain, which is why I come to this news agency wanting them. That is a pity. A great locale to buy those magazines and cash in any scratchie wins without the fuss. Good to walk around and buy some cardboard and any other stationery pieces (although the latter is still best left for the supermarket) not to mention those pre-Balmain walk munchies. Well stocked munchie display of chocolate and those Europe bars; a healthier substitute. What also impresses me about this establishment is that the staff are extremely fast on their feet; and are quite quick in serving you. I am a fan of this well presented establishment overall. It would just be nice and more convenient if they stocked up more on the much needed and important bus tickets.