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

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.

Located in the same complex as Coles, this particular news agency is quite big. With the standard…read moreitems such as stationary, magazines, newspaper, cards, bus passes, lottery tickets, they also provide photocopying services. However, service is extremely slow. When there is a line, be prepared to wait for a bit... :(

Excellent customer service. Great selection. Helpful staff. Value for money. I try to visit…read moreevery time I am in the area.

Great shop for your running needs. They have a wide range of mens and womens running shoes and…read moreapparel, and they have clearance deals every once in a while. The shoes are stocked on their shelves in an organised way and it is relatively easy to find a size once you've chosen the model you want. Fitness First members get an additional 20% off already reduced prices. My husband and I were able to get fairly new models of running shoes for $64 each, which is actually cheaper than US prices. The shoes I bought are listed at DSW for US $79.95. The staff are friendly and helpful, one of the sales assistants was very obliging in helping us find the size for the shoes we wanted because we couldn't find one on the shelves. In fact, they come up to you when they see you looking at shoes and let you know that if you can't find your size on the shelf, they'll check if they have it in their stockroom. I know it's their job but I've found the staff at other outlet stores to be unhelpful or grumpy, so for me it's a plus that they have good sales assistants.

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.

I think this makes my top 5 of good bookstores in Sydney…read more Its selection is limited, so if you're after a specific book you may not get lucky. However, the alternatives Oscar and Friends provides you with may very well be better than your original search item. They stock a fantastic range of creative non-fiction including travel books and guides, biographies and autobiographies, a top choice of beautiful cook books and shelves of coffee table art books including a few fantastic graffiti and tattoo lookbooks. Oscar and Friends obviously opt for quality over quantity, with their slightly smaller fiction section made up of a strong choice of new releases and classics. The kids selection is even smaller, but once again it is made up of a few choice picks, including my favourite, "Possum Magic". Their 'staff picks' shelves always seem to correlate with my own choice of reading materials and so when I'm at a loss as to what to read I know I can always trust Oscar's recommendations.

Oscar & Friends stocks a wide ranging collection of classic and contemporary novels, large glossy…read morecoffee table books, children's books, arts and design books, autobiographies... there's quite a lot squeezed into this little store. It's probably more gift shop than bookshop, Oscar & Friends boasts an eclectic range of books to match its eclectic clientele. This is the shop that you could do ALL your Christmas shopping in and pick up some great cards as well.

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.