Alan Preston, 1985
Alan Preston wheels a trolley load of books into the shop at 40-42 Willis Street during Writer’s Week, 1985. Penguin Books’ Tony Harkins is on the left. He’s smiling because…
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Alan Preston, 1983
Alan Preston in the office of 40-42 Willis Street, 1985.
NZ Book Council Newsletter, 1979
The editorial for the December Issue of the NZ Book Council newsletter sums up progress and projects aspirations and challenges for the book industry as the 1970s become the 1980s….
NZ Book Council Market Research, 1979
In 1979, the New Zealand Book Council commissioned an analysis of the book-buying habits of the public. The results re-assert the findings of previous surveys “that personal recommendations have more…
Good Reading, 2nd October 1978
Article in the Evening Post, “Good Reading”. Locally published books are reaching a market, accounting for 15-20 percent of bookshops’ retail turnover, due to specific content and favourable pricing compared…
“Why They Buy” article, NZ Bookworld, 1977
Article in NZ Bookworld by John Ewan examining the results of a survey into the book-buying habits of 2,200 people in New Zealand’s largest 20 cities. Personal recommendation topped the…
Paul’s Book Arcade notice, NZ Bookseller & Publisher, 1972
The closure of Paul’s Book Arcade is announced in the May issue of NZ Bookseller & Publisher
“The Future For Books” article, Listener, 1971
Article in the Listener, “The Future for Books” by Alisdair Fairley, addressing the rising cover price of books due in part to rising production costs, but also the publishing of…
Sales History, 1969-1970
A summary of the sales from 1969-1970.
Indecent Publications, 1969
This issue of the NZ Bookseller & Publisher as well as articles and advertisements, carried the decisions of the Indecent Publications Tribunal Decisions: The Pearl (Anonymous)*, Call Me Brick (Munroe…
