BookHub
What is BookHub?
BookHub is the fast and easy way to buy books from Aotearoa NZ bookshops
Founded in October 2023, BookHub is the first and only site in the English-speaking world that offers book buyers access to the inventory of independent bookstores nationwide, all in one place. That’s more than a million local and international titles held by NZ bookstores around the motu. You can buy the book you want via click and collect, or you can have it delivered. When you purchase a book through BookHub, 100% of your payment goes to your chosen store.
How does BookHub work?
With BookHub, book buyers can search for their favourite titles and authors and immediately see which stores have copies in stock.
Using the geolocation feature, the user sees which of their nearest bookshops has stock available, by clicking on “sort by closest to me.” From there, they have three options:
• adding the book to their cart, where they’re taken to the website of their chosen bookshop,
• opting for a click and collect,
• or visiting their bookshop and purchasing the book
It’s simple, quick, and combines the convenience of online shopping with the satisfaction of shopping locally.
BookHub is not:
• a distributor
• a competitor to our members’ online stores
BookHub is:
• local
• a way to increase sales of books published in NZ
• supporting NZ businesses
• supporting the NZ economy
• more sustainable than buying from an overseas e-tailer
• part of our communities
• the online browsing and buying website for NZ book lovers
Publishers are invited to advertise on BookHub. Please contact Renee at renee@booksellers.co.nz for more information on our advertising offers.
FAQs
Q: Where do the books I buy come from?
A: BookHub is an online collaboration of independent bookstores throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. You select the bookstore you want to order your book from. The bookstore you select will send you your book. Your order and payment will be acknowledged by that store and they will ship your book to you.
Q: How do I get my bookshop listed on BookHub?
A: To be listed as a bookshop on BookHub, you must be a member of Booksellers Aotearoa NZ. Find out more about membership here.
Q: How do I get my book listed on BookHub?
A: To have your book listed, your book must be in stock at one of the independent New Zealand bookshops selling through BookHub. Find out more about getting your book into bookshops here.
