Consumers Institute invoice, 20th April 1972
An invoice for Consumers in Action, purchased by the Consumers’ Institute.
Customers
Hugh Templeton tip-off, 28th April 1998
Customers are often the source of valuable information about visiting or interesting authors – an example below from 1998.
Typewriter Madness! 2013
We had a semi-working typewriter in the shop as part of a display and encouraged customers to use it if they wished. These are the results.
David Cohen letter, The Listener, 9th July 2011
David Cohen responds to an article about retail down-turn with a suggestion businesses wanting to adjust to the threat of perceived lower online prices might wish to focus on service…
The Kindness of Kidman, Beverley Baskerville, Booksellers News, June 2008
Amongst the rest of the book trade gossip in Beverley Baskerville’s June 2008 column in the Booksellers News is the lovely story of Fiona Kidman’s generosity in feeding the booksellers…
Happy 40th Birthday from David Lascelles, 7th September 2006
Long-time customer David Lascelles reminisces about Unity Books through its 40 year history in this letter of congratulation.
Book Pricing, 12th January 2005
Two views on book pricing in the letters pages of the Dominion Post.
“When Pen Meets Paper” by Ivan Bootham, 16th September 2005
Ivan Bootham’s poem takes joy in a poetry section left disordered by a previous browser’s distraction.
James McNeish Obituary, Dominion Post,11th November 2016
Author and customer James McNeish passed away just shortly before the Kaikoura 7.8 quake shook the country. His obituary appeared in the Dominion Post.
Corin Dann’s picks, Capital Day, Dominion Post, 25th June 2016
Corin Dann nominates us as his favourite Wellington store – “lush and fun” – for his profile on the Capital Day page of the Dominion Post.
