“A chill runs down their spine”, Evening Post, 31st January 2001
An article detailing publishers’ supposed panic over big-name authors potentially self-publishing on the internet instead of via traditional publishing houses.
An article detailing publishers’ supposed panic over big-name authors potentially self-publishing on the internet instead of via traditional publishing houses.
A contribution flyer from Randell Cottage Writers Trust.
The Dominion Post reports on the sale of Whitcoull’s online venture, Flying Pig, to IT Media.
An article about Whitcoulls’ pricing strategy with regard to to the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling (Bloomsbury).
Duncan Campbell reports on the battle between small independent bookstores and mega-chains in the US and UK in this article from the Guardian Weekly.
Sian Robyns recommends a book in the R&R column of the Evening Post. Future shop girl Colin Morris is the music reviewer.
Notices in the Dominion Post marking the death of Lauris Edmond on 28th January 2000.
Louise Petheridge thanks Tilly Lloyd for supporting the nomination of Shona McTavish for an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago.
An article details the steps the Whitcoulls chain is taking to prepare for the arrival of US-owned chain Borders.
A series of articles follow the dramatic legal disputes between the owners of Dymocks and franchisee John Todd.