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Amazon’s AbeBooks backflips after booksellers protest

8 November 2018

After two days of striking against Amazon subsidiary AbeBooks, antiquarian booksellers around the world have had success, with the retailer apologising and saying it would reverse the decision that prompted...

James Patterson NZ bookshop grants announced

30 July 2015

Four New Zealand bookshops have received grants of up to $5000 as part of James Patterson’s Australian and New Zealand bookshop grants.The recipients are: Hedleys Bookshop, Masterton Wardini Books, Havelock...

NZ to hold its first national bookshop day

13 July 2015

Booksellers New Zealand will hold its first national bookshop day on Saturday 31 October 2015. NZ Bookshop Day, which aims to celebrate and publicise local bookstores, is based on similar...

Beyond books: Visual merchandising for booksellers 

31 March 2014

While the margins on non-book items can be tempting, booksellers need to consider the hidden costs and the effort involved in visual merchandising, writes Richard Harling. He offers some tips...

Tim White on what booksellers want from publishers 

31 July 2013

Reading Christopher Currie’s opinion piece about what booksellers want from publishers, I was moved first to comment and then to respond.  Without detracting from anything Chris raised, all of which...

When bookstores stock self-published titles 

13 June 2012

Some booksellers are being approached daily by self-published authors. So how do they decide which titles to stock? Rita Yazdani spoke to three booksellers. When Amal Awad decided to self-publish...

Booksellers welcome classics revival 

5 June 2012

Australian booksellers have welcomed the recent wave of publishers releasing branded classics, saying they have made classic books more accessible and attractive to readers, and have provided a new angle...

Westgarth Books opens 

18 January 2010

New bookstore Westgarth Books opened just before Christmas in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote. Award-winning author Christos Tsiolkas spoke at the shop’s grand opening, which included live music by local artists. ...