Exchange Card, 28th May 1989
A Booksellers Association of New Zealand exchange card from 1989. This exchange system is still in operation.
A Booksellers Association of New Zealand exchange card from 1989. This exchange system is still in operation.
An article in Harper’s Magazine on “disintermediation” asking questions about the meaning of the now almost fully commercialised internet. Do we need “gatekeepers”? Is specialist knowledge worth cultivating? Ellen Ullman…
An article about the state of New Zealand publishing and book-buying patterns in New Zealand in 1985, written by Mervyn Cull.
An article in the Dominion about Fierce Invalids by Tom Robbins, illustrated with an old picture of an event at the Perrett’s corner location.
Official notice of Tammy Taylor’s eight-month secondment to Random House in London, with details of who to contact in her absence.
An invitation to Victoria University Book Centre’s 25th Birthday celebrations.
Linda Herrick of the Weekend Herald runs a service and backlist test over Auckland bookshops as Borders enters the scene.
Article in The Bookseller, “101 reasons for not buying a book” by Laurie Edmonds: The 101 sometimes contradictory excuses booksellers will use for not buying a book. Mostly still relevant…
Article in Time & Tide “The Importance of the Paper Back” by Sir Stanley Unwin. Discusses the economics and coming proliferation of paperback editions of books.
A joint venture between the bookshops and publishers representatives of the Wellington region, the Book Wellington Map was intended to help all of our customers find the books they needed,…