An Australian Company is looking to fill the skies with drones, but not the nasty kind - the kind that delivers knowledge-bombs in the form of textbooks.

Textbook distributor Zookal wants to employ drones for its entire network, pushing humans from their jobs and ushering–in a possible new age of package delivery.

The company is seeking approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to fly the autonomous bots around Australian cities. It is aiming to take advantage of world-leading Australian legislation covering the use of unmanned aircraft, brought about in 2002 - whereas commercial use is still largely restricted in the US and UK.

“It's just really exciting we're able to have that potential to build a multi-million dollar industry in Australia to export to the world,” Zookal CEO Ahmed Haider said.

The idea took flight soon after the textbook distribution company was formed, when owners became sick of complaints related to third-party delivery services and the need for people to wait at home for their often expensive goods to arrive.

“We had a friend working on drones. We sat down and connected the dots and thought it would be amazing to use new technology to solve the biggest logistics program we had,” Haider says

The airborne fleet of literary deliverers will consist of six battery-powered drones able to fly up to three kilometres while carrying two kilograms of condensed knowledge.

Customers will order text-books via GPS and the flying librarian will track them down and drop the books at the recipients’ exact location. The method is expected to be cheaper, cleaner and more efficient than using land-based vehicles and human operators.

“We expect the use of drones will cut our delivery costs from $8.60 to 80c per delivery, and because they are battery powered, the environmental impact is minimal,” Mr Haider said.

The drones will have no cameras on board to douse safety concerns, they will also be fitted with anti-collision technology to avoid slamming into trees, buildings or birds.