Budget Books Pty. Ltd.

Budget Books Pty. Ltd. is the publisher name printed on these comics. Other series associated with this publisher might have a variation or an unexpected publisher name printed in the comic.
Details
- Country
- Australia
- Locations
17-23 Redwood Drive, Dingley, Victoria 3172
A division of Reed International Books Australia Pty. Limited, Melbourne Australia.
- Operated
- 1983? – 1994?
- Comics
- 1987? – 1993?
- GCD
- www.comics.org/publisher/8885
- Group
- Various
Notes
Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd was formerly known as Butterworths Pty Ltd. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Chatswood, Australia. Reed International Books Australia Pty Limited operates as a subsidiary of RELX Group plc. Hinkler Books also at this Dingley address.
Hinkler was founded by Stephen Ungar and his father Robert, who had just sold Budget Books. They were joined by Terry Herbert, who owned the Queensland-based Bookworld chain before it merged with Angus & Robertson. Hinkler began in the same vein as Budget Books, buying publisher returns and selling them at a reduced cover price. But the company needed protection from publisher supply shortages. So, Hinkler bought the rights to back-list titles by big name authors including John Grisham, Michael Crichton and Ruth Rendell. It repackaged these in a discount format, often with two titles in one jacket. (http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/28/1027818485401.html)
Books and series
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Title | Published | % with index | % with cover | |
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The Addams Family Creepy Colouring Book (Budget Books, 1993?)
Book one-shot |
([1993?]) | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 100.0% (1 of 1) |
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Fun Pad (Budget Books, 1985?)
Activity book one-shot |
#231032-1 ([1985?]) | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 100.0% (1 of 1) |
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Alf Speaks Out! (Budget Books, 1987?)
Comic |
#597064-1 (1987) | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 100.0% (1 of 1) |
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Andy Capp (Budget Books, 1987 series)
Comic series |
#1 (1987) to #6 (1987) | 0.0% (0 of 6) | 100.0% (6 of 6) |
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Archie (Budget Books, 1988? series)
Comic series |
#1 (1988?) | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 100.0% (1 of 1) |
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Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture (Budget Books, 1989?)
Comic |
([1989?]) | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 100.0% (1 of 1) |
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The Best of Snake (Budget Books, 1983 series)
Comic series |
#1 (1983) | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 100.0% (1 of 1) |
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The Best of the… Phantom (Budget Books, 1985)
Comic |
(1985) | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 100.0% (1 of 1) |
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Blondie (Budget Books, 1987 series)
Comic series |
#1 (1987) | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 100.0% (1 of 1) |
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Fat Cat Goes to the Show: A Colouring Book (Budget Books, 1986?)
Activity book one-shot |
#304016-1 ([1986?]) | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 100.0% (1 of 1) |