op logo of the co op type non profit books retailer founded 1958 headquarters sydney australia website the co op online the co op is the largest academic and professional non profit books retailer in australia . 1 2 history edit the australian national university branch of the co op the co op was established by students led by the late malcolm broun celtophile bibliophile and lawyer in 1958 at the university of sydney and has grown to become the largest provider of educational professional and lifelong learning resources in australia . with over 60 branches across australia numerous additional services and more than 2 million members the co op is more than just a bookshop . 3 the co op is registered under the nsw co operatives act 1992 the act 4 the co op is a member of the australian campus booksellers association acba . 5 the company is the largest cooperative in australia and the second largest book seller . in 2004 it produced a turnover of 75 million . 6 references edit submission to the review of higher education financing and policy university co operative bookshop limited . department of education employment and workplace relations of australia . retrieved 5 july 2011 . university co operative bookshop limited premium company report australia . 31 aug 2010 . ibisworld premium company reports . retrieved 5 july 2011 . about the co op . retrieved 13 june 2012 . about the co op . retrieved 13 june 2012 . acba members . retrieved 13 june 2012 . students stranded as unco operative bookshop hits the road . sydney morning herald . 16 march 2004 . retrieved 26 december 2010 . external links edit the co op online bookshop official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the co op bookshop & oldid 742506641 categories bookshops of australia1958 establishments in australia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 october 2016 at 03 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view