Book News

23 May 2013
Project Management Specialist Ron Eckman teaches people to 'be nimble in a fast-changing environment.' He believes open-mindedness and adapting quickly to change are the strongest skills...
20 May 2013
Three lucky secondary school students are to work with three of New Zealand’s best professional authors in order to hone their writing skills and develop their craft. The  2013...
20 May 2013
New Zealand’s extinct moa and the historical characters who strove to solve the mysteries of this flightless giant are the engaging subjects of the winning book for the Royal Society of New...
16 May 2013
Jane Bowron is a Booksellers Conference speaker who will inspire with her stories of coping with our country’s biggest tragedy, the February 22, 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Old Bucky and...
9 May 2013
“...thanks for the $5 book vouchers our school received as part of New Zealand Book Month 2013. It’s always good to have a new way to encourage our boys to read!” Napier Boys...
8 May 2013
On Saturday, the University of Otago awarded Audrey Eagle an honorary Doctor of Science degree for her botanical contribution to New Zealand, notably for her two-volume publication Eagle’s...
7 May 2013
In a hard-earned victory for proponents of sales tax fairness, the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S.743) by a vote of 69 to 27. The legislation would give states the...
2 May 2013
Orders for Pan Macmillan, its full sales agencies and Macquarie titles will be received by MDS until COB 28th June.  Any unsupplied orders and backorders will be transferred to ADS for supply...
2 May 2013
As from May 31, Whitcoulls stores will no longer redeem Booksellers Tokens or accept Booksellers Exchange Cards.   However, Booksellers Tokens and Exchange Cards will still be available...
1 May 2013
Gillian Newman retired last month and did what she plans to do for the next while – travel. In this case it was a trip to catch up with friends in Gisborne, but she has grander plans to...