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Making phonics fun for over 45 years.

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Regulars General Trade Education 4 • SA Booksellers National Executive Committee 13 Exclusive Books’ latest move 19 Back to school • Bookmark Partnering with Kobo Business as usual? • SA Booksellers Association 14 Lunch at the Social Kitchen 20 Learning to read made fun 6 From the Editor With a black entrepreneur How visual and auditory perception 7 Books in Focus (NEW!) games help children 8 President’s Letter 15 The audiobook: a grand vehicle 25 Member Listing for a great story A South African angle Academic Trend watch 16 Diversity in literature 22 The changing face of 9 The ghost of Christmas past Creating a vibrant ecosystem academic bookselling Book sales in General Trade 2016 How to survive 18 The Booksellers’ Programme 10 South Africa three-year overview Accredited online training For weeks 1–52 (2014–2016) (excl. School and Academic) 12 Comparing the UK and the US book markets Does one lead and the other follow?

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SA Booksellers National Executive Committee

News Magazine of the SA Booksellers Association President and central Region Chairperson Issue 88 • March – May 2017 Guru Redhi [email protected] • 032 945 1240 Editor Jessica Faircliff Assistant Editor Elize Knoetze

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Featured Contributers Olinka Nel, Freda van Wyk, Hazel Kenyon, Benjamin Trisk, Kirston Hoets, Vice President and Academic Chairperson Sarah Ohlson de Fine Mohamed Kharwa [email protected] • 031 337 2112 Photographs 123RF. Thanks to all for photographic contributions

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About the SA Booksellers’ Association Northern Region Chairperson The SA Booksellers Association represents a united front for booksellers. Through strategic liaison with the different Riaz Hassim sectors of the industry and provinces, SA Booksellers strives [email protected] • 011 482 843 to regulate the book-trade, reminding publishers to act as wholesalers and booksellers as retailers. The annual SA Booksellers AGM has historically been co-located with the Publishers Association of South Africa (PASA) AGM. General Trade Chairperson The AGM is open to all members of SA Booksellers and is Olinka Nell a conference full of information, energetic discussions, [email protected] • 011 798 0104 pertinent topics and eloquent speakers. This is an opportunity for education for all, keeping members at the cutting edge of developments in our ever changing industry. SA Booksellers works closely with government departments, Library Chairperson educational authorities, and the state tender boards Richard Hargraves concerning matters that affect the trade. [email protected] • 021 447 5682 More than 50% of SA Booksellers members are previously disadvantaged and SA Booksellers is well positioned to The Executive Committee of SA Booksellers and the Editor thank all lobby government on all issues pertinent to the book trade. SA Booksellers provides access to information for all its those who contributed to this issue of Bookmark through articles members, through the commissioning of research papers and/or advertising. and the gathering of news, to the effective dissemination of this information via the industry magazine Bookmark and through www.sabooksellers.com. SA Booksellers National Office Bookmark, the official magazine of SA Booksellers, is distributed free of charge to all members as well as to all influential people in the book trade from publishers to Samantha Faure government departments. The digital edition is sent to [email protected] an ever increasing subscriber database. This magazine 021 697 1164 is a mouthpiece for SA Booksellers members as much as it is a source of information. Send a letter to the editor at [email protected] to get your views published.

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From the Editor

The shortlist for the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2017 has been announced and South Africa has a few nominees. The new and much touted Exclusive Books Hyde Park store has been shortlisted for the Bookstore of the year. They are competing against old timer Shakespeare and Company in Paris, France and New Zealand’s Time Out Bookstore in Auckland for the title. The awards, which are held in partnership with the UK Publishers Association celebrate excellence in sixteen categories, including international publishing, academic and scholarly publishing, children’s publishing, literary translation and digital innovation. The second South African contester, in for the second year in a row, is the Open Book Festival run by SA Booksellers Association member The “More books written by with the book, which she then commits Book Lounge. Open Book is up against to memory to tell her new friends at her the Krakow festival in Poland and South African voices for new school. I could not have bought her a Brazillian festivals Flupp and FLIP (Festa young South Africans is better gift. It is giving her self confidence, Literaria Internacional de Paraty). independence, a story to tell. Jacks Thomas, Director of the London exactly what we need to The beginning of the year is always Book Fair, said how delighted he was get people reading.” a busy time for booksellers, especially with the global representation of the list, academic and education booksellers with all five continents represented. “The voices for young South Africans is exactly and our members are showing much strength and breadth of the entrants on what we need to get people reading. resilience and ingenuity in keeping their this list is impressive, and is a testament to Reading for pleasure is so important. doors open and getting good books into the passion, commitment and creativity Reading fiction specifically is a bigger the hands of scholars. of all those involved in publishing, selling indicator of success at school than parents’ Keeping with the theme of education, and bringing books to a wider audience.” income, or academic achievements. Sarah Ohlson de Fine from Learning Tools Stephen Lotinga, Chief Executive, Reading fiction, traditional tales, fairy tells us about perception and offers some the Publishers Association, took the tales, is a practice that opens up whole ideas and resources that will help children opportunity to mention the importance worlds and possibilities of worlds and new with reading from the very beginning. of diversity in publishing yet again. ideas to those who may feel trapped by We also have three articles looking at “We are especially delighted to see their small lives. Reading allows children trends in bookselling. One from Olinka the introduction of the Inclusivity in to imagine that the world could be Nel looking at South Africa over the Publishing award for publishers who different, and can give to them the power Christmas period, Freda van Wyk gives are excelling in their efforts to improve to imagine how they could change their us a three year review of South African inclusivity in the publishing supply lives for the better. The best thing we can publishing and bookselling and then Hazel chain,” he said. do for the children in our immediate Kenyon from Nielsen in the UK compares There are a lot of pieces which ken and our country in general is to give the leading markets of the UK and US. mention diversity in this issue of Book them books that will engage them. The SA Booksellers Association mark. The need for fair representation I have a six year old daughter who executive has also been hard at work with is a necessity that is currently rippling has just started Grade 1 and is learning many plans afoot to grow and strengthen across the entire sector. That is why we how to read. I bought her a slipcase from bookselling in South Africa this year, are so pleased to have a new advertiser Oxford titled Practice Your Phonics with from high-level involvement in the LTSM this year in Cover2Cover Books. Traditional Tales. It is a gorgeous pack of debate to an online bookselling course, a Cover2Cover is a small independent 21 books that retell traditional tales from massive Cape Town book sale and more. publisher that publishes South African all over the world, cleverly and simply Read all about their plans in Guru Redhi’s fiction for children and young adults as enough for her to read them by herself. letter from the president over the page. well as memoirs of inspirational South She is so proud that she can read and Africans under their Face2Face imprint. so surprised when the stories make her All the best for the year ahead, More books written by South African laugh. It is like she shares a private joke Jessica Faircliff

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Books in focus »

Cover2Cover Books Fordsburg Fighter Contact: [email protected] Amin Cajee, as told to Terry Bell Tel: 021 709 0128, www.cover2cover.co.za. Distributed by: RNA Books When Amin Cajee left South Tel: 011 473 8704, [email protected] Africa to join the liberation struggle he believed he Ayikho Indawo had volunteered to serve ‘a Yokucasha nezinye democratic movement dedicated izindaba to bringing down an oppressive Complied by Rosamund Haden and and racist regime’. Instead, Dorothy Dyer he writes, in this powerful and 978-1-928346-46-3 courageous memoir, ‘I found RRP: R85 • Jan 2017 myself serving a movement that Enjoy this collection was relentless in exercising of fast-paced and power and riddled with thrilling short stories by different writers from all over southern Africa, translated into isiZulu! corruption’. There’s romance, mystery, crime, human drama Fordsburg Fighter traces an and more. High school and librarians will love extraordinary physical journey – these contemporary stories that hold high from home in South Africa, to appeal for South African youth. training in Czechoslovakia and the ANC’s Kongwa camp in Akusayi Kuphinda kwakunye namanye Tanzania, to England. The book amabali is both a significant contribution Sonwabiso Ngcowa to opening up the hidden history 978-0-9946516-9-3 of exile, and a documentation of RRP: R75 • 2015 Cajee’s emotional odyssey from Sonwabiso Ngcowa is idealism to disillusionment. an exciting new voice “Some will no doubt denounce Cajee as an in South African fiction. MK defector. He accepts the charge. But, as These stories – written he points out in his defense, he chose life 978-0-9946744-2-5 in isiXhosa – look at the challenges faced over certain death. We should be grateful to RRP R220 by many South African youth. Written in a him that he chose to live. Dead men can tell Published by: face2face gripping modern style, these stories are highly no stories.” – Jacob Dlamini, Author of Askari (an imprint of Cover2Cover Books) recommended additions for libraries, high school classrooms and tertiary institutions.

Powers of the Knife: Lake of Memories: Finders Keepers Shadow Chasers Shadow Chasers Rosamund Haden Book 1 Book 2 978-0-9946516-5-5 Bontle Senne Bontle Senne RRP: R95 • 2015 978-0-9946744-5-6 978-1-928346-36-4 Finders Keepers is RRP: R85 • 2016 RRP: R85 • 2016 Department of Basic Get 9 to 12 year olds Lake of Memories is Education’s approved reading with the first the second book in the contemporary novel book in this exciting fast-paced Afrocentric for Grade 10 First African fantasy fantasy series, Shadow Additional Language adventure series, Shadow Chasers. Powers of Chasers. Zithembe must find his knife in order English. Fresh from Jozi, Lufuno is longing for a the Knife introduces Nom and Zithembe whose to rescue his mother from the evil Army of new start in Cape Town. But it looks like life will lives are turned upside down when an Army Shadows. The only way to find it is to go to the get complicated: thanks to bullies at school, of Shadows threatens those close to them. Lake of Memories in the dreamworld, where it a blossoming friendship with the handsome Selected for Exclusive Books’ Homebru 2016. is guarded by the evil Mami Wata water spirits. Mandla, and then the start of a violent strike A perfect page-turner for 9 to 12 year olds! at her parent’s work. Find out what happens in this exciting, thought-provoking read.

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President’s Letter

Dear Members, The recent months have seen booksellers focused on the critical busy periods – Christmas and the academic seasons. The nationwide “Fees Must Fall” marches and protests have been temporarily forgotten and we have sought to serve our customers and, I hope, enjoy some holiday with them. The Christmas trade followed the pattern of the earlier part of the year, with people once again rushing to buy, and the school and university seasons have got off to a good start. The new language set works have led to additional business and we are sure the teachers will welcome the opportunity to study and teach fresh materials after several years with the same books. As we write, registration is taking place at most tertiary institutions and booksellers are hoping that they will be able to get through those busy early weeks without too much disruption. SA Booksellers Association executives are already working on plans for the year: I have been invited to join the This year we are also repeating our “Our exciting Booksellers’ National Task Team looking into the Book Industry Retail Survey after a gap provision of LTSM and look forward of a few years. Costs make this necessary, Training Project is moving to those meetings. During 2016 we and the gap will no doubt throw up ahead well and we are heard of the National Treasury’s plans some considerable changes in the trade. to develop a new sourcing strategy for Digital Bookselling barely featured at the hoping to be able to LTSM. We described the ideas in our time of the last survey, and we hope to launch the first courses last issue of Bookmark. That will have gather figures which will show us how to be implemented jointly with the much it has taken up in our market. The in the second half of this Department of Education and may be survey is important to us as it shows year. There will be an deliberated in the Task Team’s meetings. that Bookselling is a significant activity Our exciting Booksellers’ Training in the economy, and we need to be able opportunity to learn more Project is moving ahead well and we to show this to be taken seriously when about the detail at the are hoping to be able to launch the first approaching government. The surveys courses in the second half of this year. will be distributed shortly, and we do Annual General Meetings. There will be an opportunity to learn encourage you to complete it. That alone is reason to more about the detail at the Annual Another new item on our calendar General Meetings. That alone is reason this year will be the Cape Town Book come, so please block to come, so please block off 21st to 23rd Sale – a joint venture arranged by off 21st to 23rd August August to attend. our Cape Town members which has The meetings are to be held near been underwritten by SA Booksellers to attend.” Durban at the Coastlands Hotel and Association. This will be an opportunity Conference Centre in Umhlanga Rocks. for all our booksellers to come together involved. Quality new children, fiction and The SA Book Fair has been taken over to offer overstocks, remainders and other non-fiction English and Afrikaans books by the SA Book Development Council bargains to a wide audience which will will be for sale at at least 50% discount. and will be held in Johannesburg. Eliza be drawn to the sale venue by extensive Book lovers will have 500m2 of books to van der Sandt intends to take the best of advertising, and by promotion of all the choose from. the old Fair and to broaden its appeal by stand holders. involving a wider interest group. We are The Cape Town Book Sale will be all excited to see how her plans progress held from Friday 16th until Sunday 18th and to see the program closer to the June 2017 in the V&A Waterfront in time, and hope that it will be possible for Cape Town. All the prominent Trade Guru Redhi booksellers to assist with the sales. Booksellers in South Africa will be President, SA Booksellers Association

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The ghost of Christmas past Book sales in the General Trade 2016 By Olinka Nel, General Trade Chairperson, SA Booksellers Association

Although mercifully free of the load- General book trade sales: weeks 48–52 (2015–2016) shedding woes and Nenegate crashes of Source: SAPnet the previous two seasons, retail sales took UNITS VALUE a pummelling this Christmas in the slow EXTENDED PANEL wake of these events. Consumers under 2015 2016 YOY 2015 2016 YOY pressure from sky-high food prices, Week 48 234 225 272 977 17% R35 558 977 R42 627 287 20% petrol price increases, expensive data and fewer bonuses were reluctant to part with Week 49 280 373 277 965 -1% R42 402 174 R46 301 653 9% their pennies. According to Statistics SA, inflation peaked at 6.8% in December, Week 50 298 374 342 909 15% R46 749 441 R58 447 301 25% with food prices up by 11.7% in the past Week 51 373 351 481 247 29% R60 678 356 R83 308 156 37% year. Retail sales figures are expected to show a negative for the month, despite Week 52 387 095 201 435 -48% R65 244 290 R31 468 940 -52% the 3.8% growth seen in November. Black Period Total 1 573 418 1 576 533 0% R250 633 238 R262 153 337 5% Friday accounted for 3.5% of this growth, and is likely to have had an impact on December sales. significant drop in range sales in the sales. This could perhaps be due to a In the light of all this, the general book categories they specialised in. lack of good titles, unless the current trade came off lightly, showing flat unit • The Disney list moved from Pearson to food prices have robbed customers of sales in December and value growth of 5%. Penguin Random House last year, but their appetite. One area of growth was was left unrepresented from October to in Afrikaans books: most SA Bookseller “For most booksellers, December. The trade was left with no Association members reported growth of supply chain for tie-ins of films such as between 4% and 6%. the number one bestseller Moana, resulting in lost sales. For most booksellers, the number over Christmas was Trevor • The colouring book trend slowed one bestseller over Christmas was Trevor down significantly, with seemingly Noah’s Born a Crime, which sold 20 213 Noah’s Born a Crime, which no trend to replace it. The millions of copies through the Nielsen Panel from its sold 20 213 copies through rands that poured in over the previous release date in November to the end of December left a noticeable gap in December. The surprise of the season was the Nielsen Panel from its bookshop pockets. The Book of Joy, which sold 10 984 copies. release date in November • Brexit, and the ensuing decline in the Joy was indeed hard to find as we strength of the British Pound, resulted battled with the ghosts of the past in a to the end of December. in fewer UK tourists visiting South climate where a mango can cost you as The surprise of the season Africa in December. This had a visible much as a beach read. effect on sales in Cape Town and was The Book of Joy, which airport bookshops. sold 10 984 copies.” • The UKZN region’s economic decline Rights and distribution resulted in a marked drop in book changes for the last quarter sales there, as reported by the majority • Disney moved from Pearson to Considering that most bricks-and of booksellers trading in the province. Penguin Random House effective mortar bookshops reported a decline from 1 January. in sales, this growth was likely driven Range booksellers reported a shift • HPH moved the warehousing by online sales. The challenges for towards bestsellers and smaller basket and distribution of their titles to traditional bookshops were manifold: sizes, indicating perhaps that customers Reading Matters. • Booksite Africa’s supply chain was chose obvious gifts but fewer books • Lemur titles will be distributed by slower than usual as they dealt for themselves. Exclusive Books saw Copper Birch from 1 November. with backlogs and technical issues a pronounced shift toward paperback • The Entertainer Africa will be stemming from the warehouse move fiction with a corresponding drop in distributed by RNA Books from into the old On The Dot premises. trade paperback fiction sales, pointing 1 December. Bookshops reportedly waited 2 weeks towards increased price sensitivity. All • Peter Hyde Associates now have or longer for some deliveries, with all booksellers reported a decline in cookery the rights to distribute Assouline chains and independents affected. sales. At first glance this seems to be in South Africa. • The closure of Trinity, Wild Dog due to the strong sales of Real Meal • Usborne is now an open Market and PSD left some publishing lists in Revolution the previous year, but closer list. limbo, with booksellers reporting a analysis show an overall drop in range

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South Africa three-year overview For weeks 1–52 (2014–2016) (excl. School and Academic) By Freda van Wyk CEO, SAPnet

Years 2014 to 2016 were extremely Category analysis of the past three years (weeks 1–52) challenging years in the South African Val MKT Qty MKT Unique book trade. We experienced closure of Category Value QTY ASP Share Share ISBNs businesses, take overs and amalgamations but what is left at 2016 shows us resilient 2016 management and the ability to endure in difficult times. Herewith a brief summary Total 1,498,999,597 100.00% 9,848,549 100.00% 152.205 309,597 of the past three years in the general book trade. Adult Fiction 343,520,899 22.92% 2,028,134 20.59% 169.378 73,268

Market share top 5 publishing Adult Non-Fiction 718,833,707 47.95% 3,989,437 40.51% 180.184 133,723 houses by value Our top 5 publishing houses are Children Fiction 172,819,688 11.53% 1,247,241 12.66% 138.562 34,536 Penguin Random House (Pty) Ltd, Children Non-Fiction 128,830,606 8.59% 1,237,957 12.57% 104.067 29,418 Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, Christian Art Distributors, Pan Macmillan South 2015 Africa and NB Publishers. The total market share of these top Total 1,480,203,463 100.00% 10,555,369 100.00% 140.232 299,369 5 publishing houses over the past three years is as follows: Adult Fiction 363,970,954 24.59% 2,330,318 22.08% 156.189 72,221 • 2014: 64.22% • 2015: 63.92% Adult Non-Fiction 752,277,265 50.82% 4,695,509 44.48% 160.212 134,666 2016: 63.72% • Children Fiction 150,281,307 10.15% 1,246,220 11.81% 120.59 32,767

The table on the right clearly indicates Children Non-Fiction 122,196,261 8.26% 1,265,523 11.99% 96.5579 27,724 that there is an increase in the number of unique ISBNs sold, but also a decrease 2014 in the total quantities sold, as well as an increase in the overall average selling Total 1,253,487,853 100.00% 8,932,619 100.00% 140.327 254,848 price over the past three years. Adult Fiction 303,813,286 24.24% 1,974,279 22.10% 153.886 58,841 Top 5 authors per category Adult Non-Fiction 696,945,607 55.60% 4,339,591 48.58% 160.602 126,698 combining years 2016, 2015 and 2014 Children Fiction 110,016,573 8.78% 935,287 10.47% 117.629 28,194

Adult Fiction Children Non-Fiction 90,582,182 7.23% 980,067 10.97% 92.4245 23,734 Deon Meyer is our bestselling author in this genre leading with 154,891 copies Overall totals for books sold sold at a value of R37,107,068 followed by Wilbur Smith very close to him year unique ISBNs ASP with 151,540 copies sold at a value of R32,842,400. The third position is taken 2014 254 848 R140.33 by James Patterson, 142,651 copies sold, value R23,491,298; fourth position 2015 299 369 R140.23 Danielle Steel, 108,487 copies sold, value 2016 309 597 R152.20 R17,598,101; fifth position Nora Roberts 108,253 copies sold, value R17,501,402. position two, copies sold 165,719, value Children’s Fiction Adult Non-Fiction R26,007,746. The third position is taken Jeff Kinney leads the pack with his Diary Nobody else than prof Tim Noakes is by Zelda la Grange, copies sold 89,622, of a Wimpy kid series, selling 181,307 taking the number one bestseller position value R23,421,715; fourth position copies, totaling R32,192,228, fifty percent here, 193,054 copies sold at a value of Stormie Omartien, copies sold 129,245, more than Roald Dahl in second position R55,193,981. There is a big leap in value value R14,676,061; fifth position Ine with a quantity of 72,831 for a total of from the number one position to the Reynierse, copies sold 60,502, value R14,240,577. JK Rowling’s Harry Potter second position with Joyce Meyer in R12,060,459. books come in third position with 59,861

10 trend watch << back to contents << back to contents copies at R13, 673,058. Fourth position Market share of unique ISBNs selling through the panel (2014–2016) with only one ISBN sold is Harry Potter Unique and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, in POS QTY Value % QTY % Val collaboration with others, selling 46,002 ISBNs copies at a total of R13,419,920. Rick Total 29 336 537 4 232 690 912 100.00% 100.00% 512 152 Riordan takes fifth position selling 67,403 copies at a value of R12,289,479. 0–100 2 270 715 361 528 627 7.74% 8.54%

Children’s Non-Fiction 101–1000 4 864 741 733 145 060 16.58% 17.32% Roger Priddy takes the first position selling a quantity of 151,306 copies at 1001–5000 7 002 747 964 150 749 23.87% 22.78% R12,032,141. Short on his heels, due to a higher average selling price, is Julia 5001–10000 3 623 672 519 463 625 12.35% 12.27% Donaldson selling 87,275 copies at a 10001–20000 3 182 634 463 443 435 10.85% 10.95% value of R11,971,546. Third position belongs to Dr Seuss with 40,361 copies 20001–50000 3 075 169 466 634 960 10.48% 11.02% sold worth R5,828,351. Carolyn Larsen takes fourth position with a quantity of 50000+ 5 316 859 724 324 455 18.12% 17.11% 36,843 at a total value of R3,066,415. Ab Mojang is in fifth position with 16,504 copies sold at a value of R2,603,585. In conclusion. Although there was an public is seeing books as a luxury item or uptake in overall revenue for 2016, fewer whether they are simply finding books Market share of unique ISBNs titles were sold at higher recommended elsewhere. We look forward to providing selling through the panel retail prices. The question is whether, you with continued statistical insights In the combined measured period, in our current economical climate, the that will help your business excel in 2017. 512,152 unique ISBNs were sold through the total panel. Although there is a great emphasis on bestsellers in the market the total top 100 represents only 8.54% of total value of R4,232,690,912 for the combined measured period. However, the biggest percentage sales happened from position 1001–5000, namely 22.78%. Position 1–50,000 delivered 82.89% of value for the combined measured period.

Impact of seasonal sales DIGITAL E-LENDING LIBRARY SERVICES (Christmas period) In 2014 the November and December sales represented 24.40% of total Represented by quantity of books sold through the panel (8,932,619 units sold). In 2015 the November and December sales represented 22.24% of total quantity of books sold through the panel (10,555,369 units sold), against 23.68% of AUTHORISED RESELLER IN SOUTH AFRICA total quantity of books sold through the panel (9,848,549 units sold) in 2016. The total value of books sold in November and December 2014 was [email protected] R315,784,264 (25.19%) out of a total value for the measured period of R1,253,487,853. 011 325 2266 The total value of books sold in November and December 2015 was R367,847,551 (24.85%) out of the www.overdrive.com total value for the measured period of R1,480,203,463. The total value of books sold in 2016 measured period was R1,498,999,597 of which R379,110,839 was sold in November and December (25.29%).

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Comparing the UK and the US book markets Does one lead and the other follow? By Hazel Kenyon

The international book trade is a rich Volume sales of Jo Jo Moyes (UK, US and Internationally) since 2014 and varied creature with each territory 250 influenced – more or less so – by cultural and local influences: priests-turned-chefs 200 in Brazil, economics and business titles UK in India and home-grown fiction authors US in Italy for example. But there are also Total 150 trends that ricochet around the world. In the last few years we’ve observed the thousands global popularity of adult colouring, a 10 grown-up Harry Potter (of course) and dystopian fiction (initially targeted at the emerging adult), to name but a few. 50 How do you predict what will translate, literally and culturally? How do you take a punt and find you have 0 17 17 13 13 21 12 21 41 41 01 01 16 37 37 52 52 25 25 33 33 45 45 05 05 32 36 29 29 24 49 49 20 04 44 09 09 40 28 48 the next Elena Ferrante? The next Millie weeks 08 Marotta? The next Jeff Kinney? 2014 2015 2016 I’m afraid I’m not about to reveal the secret here and now, but what we help areas. E-book sales are down -16% Looking at other fiction titles can show is a direct comparison of two according to PubTrack Digital US. common to both territories, we observe heavy-weight markets and compare and Now to look at specific titles. In 2016 that the uplift in sales of titles from the contrast successes in the UK and the US there were 206 common fiction titles hugely popular Italian author Elena according to Nielsen Book figures. between the US and the UK, 117 trade Ferrante started in the US before the UK. Starting with the UK’s print book non-fiction titles and 127 children’s The trend for adult colouring books market – worth £1.6bn in 2016 with a fiction titles. started in Brazil and was seen in early growth of nearly 5%. That’s 5% in a year Of the fiction titles, approximately half 2015 in the UK. Yet it did not appear in which saw huge economic uncertainty were published in the UK first. One of the the US until later. and fluctuations in the GBP. A year where best-selling authors in both countries is The Little Book of Mindfulness, retailers continue to be under stress from Jojo Moyes. This British author has clearly one of the best-selling titles from this the restructuring needed to co-exist in an been exported internationally to great increasingly popular genre saw success in online world, where the National Living success. There are 10 of her titles in both the UK long before sales picked up in the Wage was introduced resulting in added the UK and the US top bestsellers of 2016. US despite the titles being introduced to costs for retailers and where poor weather Of the (unique) titles, six appeared on the markets at the same time. once again adversely impacted book sales. UK shelves first, which makes sense her Finally, looking to children’s, there are Yet people did buy books. Buy them being a home-grown talent. But if we no clear indicators that either territory in droves, with volume sales up 2.3% to look at total sales from 2014 onward we leads the other. Considering the examples 195.1m overall and year on year growth see an interesting pattern. of Theodore Boone: The Fugitive from seen for healthy eating cookbooks, We observe a greater upturn in sales John Grisham or Jeff Kinney titles. children’s fiction, crime, thriller & in the US in June 2014, ahead of a peak in So for these examples we would adventure fiction and humour titles. the UK in late July. So this recent wave of conclude that fiction has a tendency to E-books account for 28% of all volume popularity was seen earlier in the US than succeed in the US before the UK while sales according to Books & Consumers the UK. Of course back in 2012 she had for the non-fiction examples used here it data, although sales were down 5% achieved weekly sales in excess of 11k in took some time for them to gain traction year on year. the UK, but here we are looking at recent in the US compared with the UK. In Compare now the US print book popularity. The pattern of sales in the children’s there is no clear leader. Of market in 2016. With 623m books sold two territories then follow on closely until course these are for specific case studies in 2016 it’s 130m bigger than all the other 2016 when there is a huge increase at the and trends may appear should we expand territories in the Nielsen global BookScan end of April in the US while the uplift in the study. However, these markets tend measure combined and growing with the UK doesn’t come until the start of June, to coincide for the bestsellers, cultural year on year growth of 3.3%. Although slightly offset from the Me Before You film nuances aside. fiction has taken a hit, the children’s and release dates (see vertical lines on graph) non-fiction categories are in long term which were only separated by a week. The Hazel Kenyon is the Head of Publisher Account growth and both up on 2015. There is US consumers were clearly reacting to the Management at Nielsen Book Research, UK. strength in religious, crafting and self- buzz around the film faster than in the UK.

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Exclusive Books’ latest move Partnering with Kobo

Exclusive Books, South Africa’s leading “Kobo will ensure that current Rakuten Kobo is also becoming trade books retailer, with some 40 stores Exclusive Books’ e-book customers not the ‘technology partner’ for Germany’s around the country has been working only experience a seamless migration of Tolino e-reader alliance, taking over hard to keep current in this new era of their current e-book libraries to Kobo’s from Deutsche Telekom and significantly digitisation. e-reading service, but that they also have widening its European footprint. (The Their latest business move has access to Kobo’s catalogue of more than Tolino now also has presence in Italy, the been to partner with digital reading 5 million titles. Exclusive Books customers Netherlands, and Belgium.) company Rakuten Kobo and they are will be able to immediately access most The Canadian based company is currently in the process of transferring of their e-books on Kobo’s e-readers and growing aggressively and actually has a all their e-book customers to the Kobo free e-reading apps built for the most link on its site titled: “Transferring your e-reading service. popular smartphones and tablets.” e-book library from a closing company The official release from Exclusives “We want to encourage people to to Kobo” as part of the FAQ on their says that, “Our partnership with Kobo read more and are pleased to be working website. The process seems seamless and will allow us to concentrate on what we with Exclusive Books to offer digital they have certainly done it before. do best, namely, curating and selling the reading to its customers,” said Michael largest and widest selection of physical Tamblyn, CEO, Rakuten Kobo. “We have • Transferring your eBook library from a closing book titles in Africa”. been sharing our love of books in South company to Kobo, https://www.kobo.com/help/en- US/librarymigrationFAQ “Meanwhile, working with Kobo will Africa for more than four years now, • Exclusive Books Partners with Kobo to Bring New help us deliver a world-class e-reading and will ensure Exclusive Books’ e-book eBook Experience to Customers, http://blog. exclusivebooks.co.za/exclusive-books-partners- experience to our customers who prefer customers are able to continue enjoying, with-kobo/ digital books.” as well as expand, their digital libraries.”

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Lunch at the Social Kitchen With a black entrepreneur By Benjamin Trisk, CEO Exclusive Books

I recently had lunch at Exclusive Books’ was no bling around. These were just to be ahead of the envelope, that most Social Kitchen & Bar with a black people coming for a good meal. And this attract the young and, what is for us, a entrepreneur whom I have known for brought me to the topic that I had really new and exciting market. When there some years. The Social Kitchen is a mix wanted to discuss with him: what do we were disruptions at the Universities of fine dining tagged onto a fabulous need to do to be more attractive, more last year, we noticed a huge influx of bookshop and, as you might imagine, the accessible to black readers. There is no young people coming into our stores attention to detail in the bookshop spills question in my mind that black people to sit and work. That is really what over into the restaurant so that there is a are reading more. I also see, on weekends Exclusive Books should be: a refuge, great feeling of cutting edge design in a when I visit our stores, that black families an oasis of peace. However, it is also post-industrial environment. shop for books with a kind of unspoken worth noting that whether the store is The entrepreneur told me that he message that everyone should get a book. brand new or it is an older outlet, one felt very comfortable in the restaurant So I see more and more black children thing is for certain: when someone in and I asked him why. He has a Ph.D lying on our banquettes or bean-bags a mall feels unsafe or insecure, where but has struck me as a fairly functional reading and being read to. This has to is the first place they go: the Exclusive operator without any real literary flights be one of the best things for me in our Books bookshop, if there is one in the of fancy. His reply rather surprised me. business. A new generation of readers. mall. Bookshops, I think worldwide, He said, firstly, that whether I liked it or But this is not the only pleasing are seen as sanctuaries and it pleases not (and despite his urbanity), he really aspect: we are also seeing increasing me enormously. There is no question felt at home in a space that was at once numbers of young people, black and that in developing our appeal for new European and African. I took a closer white, using our new design stores and consumers and new markets, we need to look at my surroundings for the first the seating that we provide to come make sure that we curate our inventory time and I noted, that indeed, he was and work on their laptops or simply to accordingly. This means that our right: more than half the customers were hang out. This gets to the very essence sections on African fiction and non- black. Still more noticeably, however, of what we want to be: a destination not fiction need to be constantly extended they did not look or behave or resemble a bookshop. and remodelled to offer the range and the popular image we have for the new Interestingly, it is our new look accessibility that this market wants. rich in our country. In other words, there stores, the ones where we have tried We are hard at work doing this.

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The audiobook: a grand vehicle for a great story A South African angle By Kirston Hoets

It is a known fact that the South African market is a small market when it comes to audiobooks. To make an audiobook work commercially it must be offered to the international market , over and above the South African market, for greater uptake. Not all audiobooks travel well and by that I mean that the South African content does not necessarily have appeal in foreign countries. Looking for audiobooks by South African authors, has been an interesting exercise and did rather reflect the first sentence in this article: they are few in the greater scheme of things. At Booktalk we have always been excited when we have found overseas publishers publish audiobooks by South African authors. Here are some examples: • Sally Andrew: A Tannie Marie Mystery: Recipes for Love and Murder – narrated by Sandra Prinsloo • Lauren Beukes: The Shining Girls, Broken Monsters and Zoo City – narrators: various • Justin Cartwright: »» The Song Before It Is Sung – narrated by Steven Pacey • Deon Meyer: Blood Safari and Thirteen • Herman Charles Bosman: Short »» Other People’s Money – narrated by Hours – narrated by Saul Reichlin stories and Tales of the Boer War – John Telfer • Margie Orford: narrated by Patrick Mynhardt. »» To Heaven by Water – narrated by »» Water Music and Gallows Hill – Bosman’s writings were tailor- Nigel Anthony narrated by Saul Reichlin made for audio in that the short • J M Coetzee: Disgrace – narrated by »» Blood Rose – narrated by Charlotte stories were selected, compiled and Jack Klaff Strevens performed specially for the audiobook • Nadime Gordimer: »» Daddy’s Girl – narrated by format by Patrick Mynhardt. Each »» No Time Like the Present – narrated Jacqueline King volume was on 2 CDs only, making by Peter Cartwright »» Like Clockwork – Charlotte Strevens the RRSP affordable for the buyer. »» Travel Tales: The Ultimate Safari – • Alan Paton: Cry the Beloved Country – • Pieter-Dirk Uys (written and narrated Myra Lucretia Taylor narrated by Michael York. narrated/performed): Foreign Aids, • Christopher Hope: JimFish – narrated Tannie Evita Praat Kaktus by Saul Reichlin Some of these may have been recorded • There are also some children’s titles • Zelda Le Grange: Good Morning, in South Africa but are published by that have been recorded. Mr Mandela – narrated by overseas publishers. Adjoa Andoh There are also non South African We would love to see this state of affairs • Nelson Mandela: authors who live within these shores, reversed and watch the numbers increase. »» Long Walk to Freedom – narrated or who visit South Africa, who are We have so much talent in this country by Danny Glover exceptional writers and whose works and the audiobook is a grand vehicle for »» Nelson Mandela’s Favourite African have been recorded, most successfully, for a great story. Folktales – narrated by Charlize the international market. I think of Tim Theron, Benjamin Bratt, Samuel Butcher’s Blood River and Paul Theroux’s Kirston Hoets is the MD Audiobooks, Booktalk – L Jackson, Matt Damon, Alan Dark Star Safari to name a few. the authorised reseller for OverDrive in South Africa. Rickman, Whoopi Goldberg with Some South African Audiobook [email protected], Tel: 011-325-2266 ext 2. an introduction by Archbishop Publications produced and published Desmond Tutu locally are:

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Diversity in literature Creating a vibrant ecosystem By Jessica Faircliff

Diversity. Representation. Fair represen Founded in 2013 by Bill Campbell, they face in their struggle to liberate tation of the demographic in publishing the company terms itself “a fledgling themselves. and bookselling and literature in general publisher specializing in speculative Books LIVE reported it to be a world over is a topic that is very current. fiction, comics, and a touch of crime roaring success: “The festival, which It is current because there are many fiction—all with a multicultural flair.” was themed ‘Imagining ourselves into initiatives to bring a more diverse voice Campbell cultivates his audience existence’, came as a result of Thando to the reading public at the moment. at comic conventions and literary Mgqolozana’s decision early last year to We briefly mentioned the Seeing in festivals in the US the UK and Europe. renounce white colonial literary festivals. Colour series that the Bookseller and The advantage of attending festivals are In an interview with The Daily Vox in Harper Collins launched last year in great as it give his authors a platform May last year, Mgqolozana told Theresa the December edition of Bookmark. to engage with readers, and through Mallinson that his decision to reject these This is an initiative to grow a more this engagement, he says he is able to festivals came from a discomfort with representative publishing community circumvent what he sees as the inaccurate literary festivals where the audience was in the UK. expectations of the trade. 80 percent white. “It’s in a white suburb More recently, the Bookseller in a white city. I feel that I’m there to reported Stephen Lotinga, the chief “…there has been much perform for an audience that does not executive of the Publishers Association, treat me as a literary talent, but as an as saying that diversity is a “big priority” in the media about the anthropological subject,” he said. for UK book publishing. Lotinga fact that the bulk of the “The three-day festival took place at promised targets for houses to aspire to two venues: the Eyethu Lifestyle Centre would be forthcoming within the next festivals cater to a white which hosted free events during the few months “so that we’re not having the reading public, which has day, and the Soweto Theatre, which same conversations in 10 years’ time”. hosted events in the evening for R20 “We must do much, much more, made many black authors per person. Over 50 poets, novelists, to ensure that our workforce properly uncomfortable. Hence essayists, playwrights, literary scholars, reflects society, to open ourselves up to screenwriters, performing artists and writers of all backgrounds and to reach the launch of the Abantu children’s writers from across Africa out to new audiences,” Lotinga said. Book Festival in Soweto and the diaspora partook in the event. “That comes from a growing acceptance Some of the writers and artists who that if the people who are making late last year. The festival were present at the festival included decisions aren’t diverse enough, then celebrated black writers, Niq Mhlongo, Unathi Magubeni, neither will the books they publish be.” Lidudumalingani Mqombothi, What we need perhaps are more readers, pan-African Thandiswa Mazwai, Pumla Dineo Gqola, publishing houses like Rosarium. An book stores, and online Lebogang Mashile and Chika Unigwe, eclectic publishing house based in among many others. Maryland in the United Sates. They platforms that celebrate “Dr Gcina Mhlophe gave the keynote recently bought the North American African literature and address at the festival’s opening night, rights for the South African-born which was preceded by the singing of writer Nikhil Singh’s Taty Went West. The narratives.” the decolonised national anthem and a acquisition of Singh’s book is the latest in rendition of the poem ‘Water’ by poet Rosarium’s growing list of international In South Africa, we have a growing Koleka Putuma. Mhlophe reminded the authors ranging from Singapore to number of Literary Festivals where audience that, while it is important for Malaysia, Isreal, Canada and Nigeria. publishers and authors can engage with us to celebrate young and upcoming They also represent South African the reading public. However there has artists, it is also important to remember Vincent Sammy. been much in the media about the fact and celebrate those that came before Porter Anderson of Publishing that the bulk of the festivals cater to a them. She sang and told stories about Perspectives did a piece on Rosarium white reading public, which has made people like Mariam Tladi and Nokutela recently and said that Rosariums’ many black authors uncomfortable. Dube and spoke about their role in the offerings are even more eclectic in Hence the launch of the Abantu Book development of the arts. Dube was the nature than its authors’ geographical Festival in Soweto late last year. The first wife of Reverend John Langalibalele backgrounds. “The publishing house’s festival celebrated black writers, readers, Dube who was the first President blurbs tout ‘afrofuturism’ anthologies, pan-African book stores, and online General of the South African Native Rastafarian sci-fi, Southeast Asian platforms that celebrate African literature National Congress (SANNC) which steampunk, hip-hop time-traveling and narratives. It also gave them a safe was later renamed the African National fantasy, and tattoo artist vampires.” space to speak freely about the issues Congress (ANC).”

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images sourced from Books Live SA Facebook album Launch of the inaugural Abantu Book Festival.

The UK has another diversity issue with “A diverse population A diverse population must be served regards to the retail of e-books and the lack by diverse authors who must be recog of representation in the market by anyone must be served by diverse nised and rewarded for their work. else other than Amazon. Lotinga, speaking authors who must be Publishers who invest and support them at the Westminster Media Forum on also need to be incentivised and given ‘Book Publishing and the Wider Creative recognised and rewarded the means to find new talent. Booksellers Market’ in London on the 24th January for their work. Publishers must have space to operate and serve a this year said it was “one of the funda reading public. Diversity in life is vital for mental responsibilities” of a government who invest and support a vibrant and productive ecosystem. and regulator in a capitalist system to them also need to be ensure that market dominant positons are not abused. incentivised and given the “In the case of e-books we now have a means to find new talent.” • Imagining ourselves into existence: First ever Abantu situation in the UK where one company Book Festival in Soweto a roaring success, Dec 2016, http://bookslive.co.za/blog/2016/12/20/imagining- reportedly has up to 90% of market share. ourselves-into-existence-first-ever-abantu-book- I refer of course to Amazon,” said Lotinga. He added: “In the world of books festival-in-soweto-a-roaring-success/ • PA pushes for stronger UK stance against Amazon “When a business reaches such scale, there remain some fundamental post-Brexit, Jan 2017, http://www.thebookseller. if left unchecked, it is almost inevitable questions about how we ensure a healthy com/news/pa-invites-stronger-uk-stance-against- amazon-post-brexit-473941 that they will use their dominance in market, with bookstores on our high • Rosarium’s Faces of Diverse Publishing: ‘Get Out of such a way to ensure the status quo does streets, and choice for the consumer. The Our Way’, Jan 2017, https://publishingperspectives. com/2017/01/rosarium-publishing-diversity- not change and thereby prevent real UK authorities cannot continue to shy multiculturalism/ competition in the market place. away from tackling the issues at hand.”

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The Booksellers’ Programme Accredited online training

The SA Booksellers Association recently the SA Book Fair in September. of R1500 per course. SA Booksellers announced the development of an The programme is being developed members however, will receive a 50% official online training programme. The for SA Booksellers Association by a discount for all their employees. qualification will carry the endorsement company called Tuit Learning, who The writers of the programme all of the association, with plans to obtain specialise in online courses, and have have years of experience in the trade, and SETA accreditation in the next phase. extensive experience in partnering with are working with all sectors to make it This exciting new project was made universities and companies in South as inclusive as possible. The first half of possible thanks to generous sponsorship Africa. Students will be able to enrol in the course is planned to go live in April by Bargain Books and Exclusive Books. individual courses, but will need all the this year, with completion planned for The programme will consist of the courses to obtain the qualification. It September. following courses and modules shown will be available from the SA Booksellers Please watch this space for further here, and will be officially unveiled at website, and is open to anyone at a cost developments and news!

Bookselling in SA – Online Training Programme with 15 courses

courses + Modules Course Writer courses + Modules Course Writer

1. The Bookselling Landcape Batya Bricker 8. Bookshop Systems Jenny Cook The History of Bookselling Point of Sale Systems The SA Landscape Data Management The International Landscape 9. HR for Bookshops Werner Mouton How Bookselling Differs from General Retail Recruitment 2. Book Buying Olinka Nell Performance Management The Lifecycle of a Book Training Mathematics of Bookselling Industrial Relations Local & International Supply Chains 10. Bookshop Marketing Batya Bricker Buying for your Market Events Stock Management Above the Line Marketing 3. Bookshop Accounts Olinka Nell Below the Line Marketing Supplier Terms 11. Bookshop Operations Jenny Cook Payment Process Lease Management 4. Bookshop Design Jenny Cook Shop Maintenance Store Layout Security Merchandising Books 12. Legal Requirements for Bookshops Jenny Mouton Retail Principles HR 5. Book Knowledge Werner Mouton Financial Books All Booksellers Should Be Familiar With Operational How To Keep Up To Date With New Releases 13. Digital Bookselling in SA Melvin Kaabwe 6. Children’s Books Colleen Whitfield Platforms Childrne’s Books All Booksellers Should Be Familiar With Processes How To Keep Up To Date With New Releases 14. Academic Bookselling in SA Melvin Kaabwe The Educational Market TBC Understanding trends and brands TBC Buying children’s books 15. Bargain Bookselling in SA Olinka Nell 7. Bookshop Customer Service Jenny Cook Remainders Sales Techniques Promotional Publishing Dealing with Difficult Customers Second Hand Books Consumer Protection Act

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Back to school Business as usual? By Jessica Faircliff

Traditionally, the back-to-school season has been one of the biggest for the educational bookseller. Changes in procurement and delivery of books and Learner Teacher Support Materials (LTSM) have taken away much of this business over the past years, but booksellers are ever imaginitive and are still finding ways to supply schools by diversifying their content and also their routes to market. The 2014 National Policy for the Provision and Management of LTSM is intended to guide the provision and management of LTSM, including textbooks, home economics equipment and science laboratory equipment, and is aimed at all levels in the system, from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to provinces, districts and schools. It affects and learners can also buy online from a school at least six times during that all government schools in the country. Books 24/7 but first have to pay before delivery period and if high discounts are LTSM is defined as a variety of we deliver their books,” says Hentie, offered, you cannot achieve that. One learning and teaching materials used in who adds that their online orders have must be careful of overbuying and having classroom. These range from teacher- and increased by 68.6 % this year. dead stock on the shelves.” learner-created resources to commercially “Books 24/7 specialises in textbooks, There have been huge changes to produced classroom resources such prescribed books, dictionaries, atlases the purchasing and delivery systems. as wall charts, workbooks, textbooks, and study guides to schools and online Previously bookshops used to be e-books, readers, stationery, science kits, orders to individuals.” involved in the supply and delivery of dictionaries, encyclopaedias and more. textbooks to Section 20 schools – that Of course each province operates “Changes in procurement and has been taken away from book shops separately. The Gauteng Department delivery of books and LTSM and a single company (not particularly of Education has appointed three a bookseller) wins the tender for the service providers in the province for the have taken away much of entire province for LTSM. This year a lot management and distribution of LTSM this business over the past of the Section 21 business has gone to for the 2017 school year. These companies years, but booksellers are ever the same company as well and that has are Zylec Investments (textbooks), African disadvantaged book shops greatly. A lot Paper Products (stationery) and Palm imaginitive and are still finding of book shops have experienced reduced Stationery Manufacturers (stationery). ways to supply schools by turnover due to this factor.” Bongani Rainmaker Logistics will be diversifying their content and “We are suppliers to government but responsible for placing orders with we have had no bulk business from them these service providers. also their routes to market.” for a while now due to the government In KwaZulu-Natal, the department purchasing model in the regions. Yes, will supply phase-specific learner packs KwaZulu-Natal based bookseller we supply private schools with a list of for use in 2017 to selected schools. and president of the SA Booksellers books given to us in November for the We asked a few of our educational Association, Guru Redhi of Redhi Books new school year supply. We have a fair booksellers for feedback on how their says that they have had a relatively busy percentage of our business done over back to school season has been. back to school season this year but the the counter by scholars and parents. Hentie Gericke from Books 24/7 said buying period gets shorter and shorter. Obviously there is a risk in that the book that the season this year was about the “Educational bookselling is a shop must keep a range of titles in the same as last year although some schools specialised business and it is important hope that they will sell. Study guides are placed their orders late and a lot of books that you work on a margin that does now the most stocked items in the store. are in reprint. not operate a loss. Discounts provided

Books 24/7 does not supply to the by some booksellers to schools are just Is this the end of back-to-school? government. “We supply mostly section too high and because of that service is http://myofficemagazine.co.za/end-back-school/ 21 schools and private schools. Parents compromised. I believe you must visit

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Learning to read made fun How visual and auditory perception games help children By Sarah Ohlson de Fine

Working in the field I do, I often have Another firm favorite is “Spot It”. It is interested parents asking me how they a game of speed, visual perception and can help their kids learn to read. Often reflexes! Even adults will enjoy this game. the child seems ready before the given It’s a simple tin of 55 round playing cards. school going age. I also have many Each card has on it 8 symbols selected parents ask what they can do to boost from a possible 50 (heart, bomb, lips, their child’s reading. This has led me to waving hand, car, etc.) Each card shares think a lot about reading – and what goes one, and only one, matching symbol with into learning to read, and how we can every other card in the deck. The trick is help kids read better. to spot the matching symbol. “Spot It” is If reading is a bicycle tyre, then the a clever simple perceptual game that can spokes are all the different strategies that be played with equal enjoyment by any go into being a reader. Think of your age. Try it! You won’t be disappointed. child as being the hub at the centre of For the Intermediate Child, more the wheel. What you want to do is make challenging perceptual games can be sure there are many spokes going out introduced. These can be played by the to support the tyre. Sensory Perception whole family, and often become firm forms several of these spokes. favorites! One of my favorite games is Perception is the ability interpret “Swish”. Swish is a visual perception information using our sense. It is also “Children need to be card game that challenges you to be the way in which something is regarded, the first to make matches, or “Swishes.” understood, or interpreted. able to perceive letters, Players create “Swishes” by layering cards Perceptual development that is vital be aware of the link together to orient coloured balls inside for a developing child’s cognitive abilities, coloured hoops. The player with the most for him to be able to socialise, develop between letter sounds matches at the end of the game wins. a sense of self-awareness, master hand- and characters, blend Spatial intelligence is completely flexed eye co-ordination and memory skills. and exercised in this game because you’re Without the ability to perceive, it is certain letters together not allowed to touch the cards. You impossible for the developing child to and have knowledge of must flip them and move them in your have a real sense of who they are and how mind to understand how they would they fit into the world. This is how your sight words. There is a lot fit. Players are forced to be patient, to child makes sense of the world. more to reading that just look at all possible combinations, and to Although there are many types of mentally manipulate the cards. Rotate, perception, the two most common areas knowing your alphabet.” flip and stack the cards. It is a thinker’s are visual and auditory perception. So game as it surely makes players evaluate much information is processed through For the Preschooler, I particularly their decision before calling “Swish” and sight and sound, it is vital for a child to love the Orchard Toys range. They seem physically handling the cards. The best develop good perceptual skills in both to have a good understanding of kids and part is it is a small, compact game that visual and auditory perception. their games are bright, fun and easy to can be played around the dinner table or In reading children need to use their enjoy. My current favorite’s include Veg in an airport if you are killing time. It is visual and auditory perceptive skills. Patch Match, Lunch Box Game and Rhyme fun for ALL the players and it is amazing Children need to be able to perceive Robber. Djeco is another developer of kid’s how quickly skills develop through this letters, be aware of the link between letter games. Their Topologix is an excellent game. It is on my MUST HAVE list! sounds and characters, blend certain game for practicing spatial relationships, Developing good auditory perception letters together and have knowledge and where something is in space. is another skill children can work on. of sight words. There is a lot more to For the Foundation Phase Child, the Much of the learning taking place in reading that just knowing your alphabet. BrainBox range of games is outstanding. a mainstream school requires good Once your child is reading, more spokes BrainBox is a visual perception game, auditory perception. For the Preschooler need to be secured to the tyre – reading with each box focusing on a different area and the Foundation Phase Child much with comprehension, accuracy and speed. of interest – such as BrainBox Dinosaurs, time is spent on phonemic awareness – All this, plus several other things that go BrainBox Space, BrainBox Sports, etc. this is the ability to hear the different into reading. There are so many titles here, pick the letter sounds in a word. Phonemic You can develop the young child’s one you think you child would be most awareness is a component of auditory perception through games like puzzles interested in. BrainBox abc and BrainBox perception. Rhyming is a skill that has and brain teasers. English are outstanding. been strongly linked to early reading

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success, and is a good way to practice listening to audio books. Kids are is a vital skill for development. Listening phonemic awareness. “Pop for Rhyming” constantly tested on their listening to stories in the second language can also and “Rhyme Robber” are great games to ability. Encourage them to practice their benefit second language acquisition. engage in at this phase. listening skills by listening to stories, As children develop through the and even their set work books. Modern Sarah Ohlson de Fine is a qualified Foundation Phase Teacher and the owner of www.learningtools.co.za Intermediate phase into adults, auditory technology has made downloading an online shop that specialises in educational games perception games become less common. audiobooks easy. Next time you are in and resources. In this phase I would highly recommend traffic, let your kids listen to a story! This

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The changing face of academic bookselling How to survive By Jessica Faircliff

There are many changes occurring in the should expect and plan for the shift to Factors that should be considered learning content ecosystem worldwide and digital with content creators, producers include: although each country has its own unique and distributors proliferating. • The desired level of faculty and other issues to deal with, digital migration and In the distribution channel, campus-stakeholder involvement in a growth in open educational resources conditions will continue to favour giants creating learning content. (OER) are universal. with pricing negotiation leverage but • Copyright, fair use, licensed use and that there is also space for smaller niche compliance in an increasingly “open” Learnings from Canada academic booksellers “who can use world. Tony Ellis, the vice president of industry localized customer, campus and industry • Third-party solutions that may advancement for the National Association knowledge to better serve students”. expand options for students and of College Stores (NACS) in Canada, “Concierge services” that the provide scalability but limit an recently published a study entitled institution’s control over content, Mapping the Learning Content Ecosystem, “Campus stores have pricing, revenues and service. which focuses on developing a higher ed • Students wanting to buy and access course-content strategy. The publication continually adapted to course materials through their phones has caused some debate and what is nice emerging needs, offering or tablets. about it is that it places the academic • Students’ ability to use financial aid to bookseller at the very heart of it. a variety of course purchase materials. “Campus stores offer more than materials – including traditional print textbooks – and have College stores disrupted in the for quite some time,” says Ellis in a printed and digital United States comment to an article on his research editions, OER, and An article on Publishers Weekly titled on tonybates.ca. College Stores – and the Businesses That “They have continually adapted to courseware – to meet the Serve Them – in a Time of Change quotes emerging needs, offering a variety of needs of today’s students Jonathan Shar, chief marketing officer course materials – including printed and for Akademos, saying the pace of the digital editions, OER, and courseware – while recognizing and transition to digital platforms has begun to meet the needs of today’s students investing in the shift accelerating. “In the last 18 months, we’ve while recognizing and investing in the launched more virtual bookstores than shift to digital. Their ability to evolve to digital.” in the entire history of the company,” and meet the course content needs of he said. Academos works with colleges their institutions make campus stores a traditional bookseller is so good at, can in the US to provide a virtual bookstore natural collaborator with administrators guide students through content options and marketplace where students can get and other campus colleagues when and match those options to a student’s their textbooks. discussions occur about the future of profile. It’s an example of value-added, The article continues, saying that course materials.” personal assistance that smaller retailers Barnes & Noble Education, which The crux of his analysis is something can provide. This, says Ellis, should operates 770 campus stores in the that one would hope many institutions also be translated into an online service US purchased the assets of digital will take note of. “Campus store where possible. educational platform LoudCloud Systems professionals have deep knowledge A multidimensional approach will be in March last year to better position of all course material formats and required by the academic institutions in itself in the digital products and services delivery mechanisms as well as years order for the transition to be successful, market. Following the acquisition, B&NE of experience managing and sourcing says Ellis. “Changes in learning content shut its own digital platform, Yuzu. multiple content providers,” he says. and services will intersect with academic “Amazon has been among the “This is why we believe they should policy, technology, student privacy, biggest disrupters. It now owns 23% of play a key role in making decisions about teaching, instructional costs, course the college-textbook market according course materials and related services materials accessibility, incentives, revenue to data from NACS. And ever since it supporting student success in the future. management, and more. Developing first tested working with a college store, Their knowledge, and passion for serving an effective strategy needs to include launching a partnership with the UC students, is a significant institutional all relevant campus stakeholders and Davis Bookstore in November 2013, asset that should be tapped by admini service providers.” the e-tailer has become an increasingly strators when exploring delivery models “In deciding what’s best, admini visible presence on campus.” and options for sourcing and providing strators, campus store leaders, IT staff, By the end of 2016, Amazon will course materials – in whatever form.” libraries and faculty should work together have 18 pickup locations in 17 college The analysis also says that institutions to come up with recommendations.” communities.

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What of South Africa? bookselling period. As a result the impact bottom line as operating costs remain Here in South Africa we face similar was a little less than it could have been on with no revenue earned during this problems but they sit within unique most campuses. time. This also excludes any damage to parameters. The fear is that it will only take one property. Mohamed Kharwa of Provisions institution to initiate a protest at the start Another unique South African Bookstores which is located just outside of the year for it to become a national problem, says Mohamed, are suppliers of the UNISA campus in Durban, problem. So for the first semester we are (not booksellers) who pitch up, often says that “Booksellers are generally an very concerned about possible protest without permission, and discount optimistic bunch but there is a great action. Also we are not sure if university only the most popular titles on/just off deal of uncertainty. In the last few years, staff may or may not have wage campus. “They have a model that does while there has been extensive Fees Must negotiation protests.” not support a sustainable bookselling Fall protests, the worst of it focused on When there is protest action on environment or any follow up service.” the latter part of the year after the peak campus it can be detrimental to the Peter Adams of Adams Bookstore

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says that students still like the conveni ence of shopping on campus. “They like to see their books and they don’t like the delivery delays associated with online shopping,” he says. However, as online pricing is sometimes lower than those a regular bookstore can offer, we do have an e-commerce site and our online sales are good. Van Schaik Bookstore is used to setting the benchmark for excellence in its field, says Stephan Erasmus, MD for Van Schaik Bookstore. “When we repositioned the brand as far back as 2011, we introduced ourselves as a knowledge navigator – somebody that students could partner with on their journey to knowledge and future success. We shifted our focus so that it is all about helping students to get ahead, by growing their knowledge, creating opportunities and leading the way. “With this in mind, we launched our Rewards Card in 2015 – quite a milestone for an academic textbook supplier and a great way to reward our customers. It has been exceptionally well received, and “This year, in a bold move, connectivity accessible to everybody,” to date, our Rewards Card membership Van Schaik Mobile has says Erasmus. numbers have grown to over 100 000,” “We aim to cater to the ‘need for Erasmus explains. launched itself as a mobile immediate gratification’ intrinsic in the This year, in a bold move, Van Schaik virtual network operator youth culture – ensuring that there’s no Mobile has launched itself as a mobile waiting around to accumulate tangible virtual network operator (MVNO), (MVNO), providing credits before you can redeem them. providing cellular services, one would cellular services, one We will be collaborating with a number assume mostly to students, throughout of partners to make the content, offers, South Africa. It provides its own branded would assume mostly freebies and deals as beneficial and SIM card, called the Van Schaik SIM, to students, throughout interesting as possible, as well as being and offers competitive rates in the local able to offer students the ability to cellular market. South Africa.” immediately reap the rewards of their Van Schaik has also started a Media interactions with the app. What’s more, is business allowing advertisers to market “Once the SIM is RICA-certified that Van Schaik Bookstore will be giving via the Van Schaik Rewards App. The (which customers can do in-store) and away a 300MB of free data to the first Van Schaik Rewards App allows users activated, users will be prompted to down 100 000 students who register.” to receive adverts on their cell phone load the free Van Schaik Rewards App The ingenuity behind this particular screens every time they unlock the onto their android phones via a link. Once strategy is that Van Schaik is able to phone. This offers a great opportunity downloaded, each customer will register reward students with money obtained for advertisers to promote products, do and create a unique, customised profile from the adverts that they interact with. surveys and create brand awareness to a by selecting different topics of interest This earnings is paid into the student’s targeted group of customers. that they wish to receive information on. virtual wallet on the Van Schaik Rewards “The launch kicked off as part of Van This can range from fashion and beauty, App and can be spent on Data, Airtime Schaik’s annual first semester campaign. to sport, celeb news, what’s on in their and any other product, such as books, When customers spend R750 or more, area, and more importantly information sold in a Van Schaik Bookstore. they will get a new SIM card with 300MB relevant to the courses they are studying. of free data. Current Rewards Members “The new App makes the lock screen will be able to qualify as well, but without on android phones a source to view, • The College Bookstore, Disrupted, www.publishersweekly.com having to make a purchase first – all they and enjoy interesting content, and at the • Van Schaik Rewards App to be launched soon, need to do is to go into a bookstore, and same time, reward the user with points www.rnews.co.za • The future of learning content – and campus swop their old Rewards Card for a new every time they interact with the lock bookstores, www.tonybates.ca SIM card. The SIM card will function screen, which includes simply unlocking • Developing a higher ed course-content strategy, www.universitybusiness.com just like a normal SIM card, and students their screen.” • National Association of College Stores website, will be able to load airtime and data as “In the digital age, staying connected www.nacs.org they need it. is a vital part of life – our aim is to make

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The Executive Committee of the South African Booksellers’ Association would like to thank the following members for acknowledging their ongoing support by remitting their annual membership fees*:

E-mail address Contact E-mail address Contact Bookshop Street address Bookshop Street address & website numbers & website numbers

Nedbank Building, 57 62 Queen Victoria Str, Adams & Co Cape Town [email protected] 021 421 2462 Centre for the Book cbreceptionnlsa.ac.za 021 423 2669 Heerengracht Str, Cape Town Cape Town 341 Dr Pixley kaSeme, West [email protected] Chatsworth University 232 Moorcross Drive, Adams & Co 086 134 1341 [email protected] 031 404 6644 Str, Durban [email protected] Bookshop (CUB Books) Moorton, Chatsworth 33 Bertha Mkhize Victoria Str, 34 Beare Str, Kuruman, Adams & Griggs [email protected] 031 319 4400 Chekkat Stationers [email protected] 053 712 3077 Durban Northern Cape 3 Westgate Centre, Jagger Str, addisstationers@webmail. Shop A8, Bellville Business Addis Stationers 039 737 4577 Coalition [email protected] 021 949 8220 Matatiele co.za addis@mweb.co.za Park, Voortrekker Rd, Bellville 043 721 0841 Credo Books 21 Bapsfontein, Rietfontein [email protected] 011 398 8700 Status Centre, 18 Chamberlain mary@africanbookconnection. African Book Connection / 043 721 Rd, Berea, East London co.za 605 Church Str, Arcadia, 1781 Denosa [email protected] 012 343 2315 Preoria Unit 8 Engineering Close, [email protected] Bam Centre Shop 3, 22 Main diamondpridestore@gmail. Afro School Suppliers Engineering Close Rd, 011 708 6334 [email protected] Diamond Pride Trading 073 2075 813 Kya Sands Str, Bizana com 32 Errol Sprig Ave, Vulindlela [email protected] Alicanie Book 10 Villa Montina, Mulbarton Dikha Booksellers 047 531 3627 [email protected] 011 465 5160 Heights, Mthatha [email protected] Distributors Rd, Beverly, Lonehill 10 Jukskei Ave, Gallo Manor [email protected] 011 802 2513 Alusia Trading 14 Aubert Str, Qumbu [email protected] 047 553 0206 Early Readers Eastern Cape School 37 First Ave, Norwood Office109 AA House, 2 Rink amazadevelopment@gmail. [email protected] 047 534 2799 Amaza Development 041 585 0738 Str, Port Elizabeth com Supplies Mthatha 35 Eagles Str, Edu Lab and Unit 11 Woodford, 39 Becker [email protected] 011 026 7669 Apex Office National [email protected] 043 642 4511 King Williams Town Technologies Str, Yeoville Emanzini Business 22 Commercial City, Queen No 3 Imizi Court, c/o [email protected] 031 305 7446 Audors Delivery & Leeds & Craister Str, (opp) [email protected] 047 5311 116 Lines Str, Durban Supply Metropolitan Place, Mthatha Emanzini Business 13 Prinsman Building, [email protected] 012 322 2992 3 De Waal Park, 1 A Greenville Lines 327 Schoeman Str, Pretoria [email protected] Bargain Books [email protected] 021 706 1461 Rd, Diep River Highdale Rd Unit 25, Glen 031 569 2229 Everybody’s Books [email protected] 1368 Chris Hani Rd, Avoca, Park, Glen Anil, Durban /49 Best Books [email protected] 031 569 3160 Durban [email protected] Exclusive Books 31 Commerce Cres, [email protected] 011 798 0000 Lithotech House, Hampton Head Office Kramerville, Johannesburg [email protected] [email protected] Bidvest Paperplus Park, 20 Georgian Crescent, 011 706 6751 [email protected] Bryanston 021 691 5107/ Fab Book 47 Innisfree Rd, Crawford [email protected] 023 344 084 240 1768 Boland Skryfbehoeftes Hoogstraat 114, Worcester [email protected] 3080 Faniza Business Unit 7 Nkwazi Park, Moffatt [email protected] 031 462 7778 59 Wallfern Close, Redfern, Enterprise Drive, Ballito Business Park Bongo Book Suppliers [email protected] 031 569 1105 Phoenix Central Car Park, Murchison Favourite Stationers [email protected] 034 315 4467 Book Express 8 Park Road, Richmond [email protected] 011 482 8433 Str, Newcastle 71 Roeland Str, Zonnebloem, Shop 20 Walmer Park, Main Book Lounge [email protected] 021 462 2425 Fogarty’s Bookshop [email protected] 041 368 1425 Cape Town Rd, Walmer, Port Elizabeth 3 Lawrence Lane, 1368 North Coast Rd, Avoca, Book Nook [email protected] 043 735 1671 Fully Booked [email protected] 031 569 5901 Lawrence Ave, Bonnie Doon Durban Geodis Manhatten Rd, Airport [email protected]. Shop 42 Kensington Square, 021 386 0136 Books & Books 53 Kensington Drive, Durban [email protected] 031 563 6288 Industria, Cape Town com, www.roli.com North No 85, Hennopsrivier 489JQ, Hadeda Book Service [email protected] 012 659 0120 Unit 2, Elec Park, Teejay Rd, Distict Pretoria Books 24/7 [email protected] 021 981 1270 Brackenfell, Cape Town Hancri Best Bookshop 44 Nojoli Str, Somerset East [email protected] 042 243 2024 2 Cheviot Place, Bonnie Doon, 043 735 7138 Books Etc [email protected] Shop 7, The Wembley East London 043 735 4138 Hargraves Library Shopping Centre, c/o [email protected] 033 342 7474 366 Kent Rd, Ferndale, Service Commercial & Boom Str, Books Only [email protected] 011 326 0069 Randburg Pietermaritzburg Hargraves Library [email protected] Hyde Square Lower Level, c/o 5 & 7 Speke Str, Observatory 021 447 5682 Booktalk Jan Smuts Ave, 7 North Rd, [email protected] 011 325 2267 Service [email protected] Hyde Park idutywabookshop@webmail. Shop 10, Cascades Centre, Idutywa Bookshop 121 Richardson Rd, Dutywa co.za 047 489 1154 Bookworld [email protected] 033 347 1361 Pietermaritzburg [email protected] Bothma 220 Voortrekker Rd, 011 954 5273 ulwazilwandile@vodamail. [email protected] Iqhayiya Bookshop 179 Will Str, Tsolo 083 259 9436 Boekhandelaars Monument, Krugersdorp 1739 co.za [email protected] Shop 9, AMCA Centre, mvelasemfingwana69@ 9 Prestwich Ave, Mthatha 039 253 1586 Breakthru Investments 047 532 5444 Irwing 623 Stationers Metropolitan Building, gmail.com [email protected] 047 532 4888 Lusikisiki [email protected] Bright Future Marketing Unit 3 Vista Park, 111 Marshall brightfuturemarketing@ Publishers and 031 502 3287 F26 Main Str, Office No11 , Drive, Mount Edgecombe telkomsa.net Isingqi Projects [email protected] 082 051 8536 Booksellers Bizana Shop 24 Highland Mews 2323 DDT Jabavu Str, BT Boeke [email protected] 013 692 4814 Isisele Booksellers [email protected] 082 372 8871 Centre, Klipfontein, Witbank Southridge Park, Mthatha Business Technology [email protected] Shop 2, 228 Effingham Rd, 7 Tylden Str, Queenstown 045 839 2183 J. R. Behari 031 563 8751 Centre [email protected] Redhill [email protected] Jacklin Enterprises 19 Mifa Park, 399 George Rd, mbezuidenhout@ C N A Edgardale (Head Edgardale Head Office, 011 495 6795 011 265 4200 msnow@@edcon.co.za (Pty) Ltd Midrand jacklinenterprises.com Office) 1 Press Ave, Crown Mines (M Snow) [email protected] 403 Mzaza Building, Main Str, Jaytee Stationers [email protected] 039 255 1809 406 Imam Haron Rd, [email protected] Mount Frere Caxton Books 0861 229229 Lansdowne [email protected]

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E-mail address Contact E-mail address Contact Bookshop Street address Bookshop Street address & website numbers & website numbers

Shop No. 1, 270 Main Str Unit C1 Diep River Industrial Readers Warehouse thomas@readerswarehouse. Keletso Bookshop (Siza Hardware Building), [email protected] 039 737 3675 Park, 118 Princess Vlei Rd, 021 705 6812 (Head Office) co.za Mount Fletcher Diep River Kenart Stationers 6 Union Str, Empangeni [email protected] 035 772 1921 1st Floor, Metropole Plaza, SAPnet [email protected] 021 853 3564 98 Beach Rd, Strand L. J. Armstrong Royal Court, 42 11th Str, [email protected] 011 485 1337 Booksellers Orange Grove meyrlene.grant@ 15 Pomona Rd, Pomona, 076 574 0808 Sasfin PremierL ogistics imperialsasfin.com Kempton Park 011 573 9040 Langa Bookshop 82 Main Str, Flagstaff [email protected] 039 252 0181 www.sasfinlogistics.com [email protected] LAPA Uitgewers 380 Bosman Str, Pretoria 012 401 0700 F11 Silverberg Terrace, www.lapa.co.za Scholars Bookshop Steenberg Office Park, [email protected] 021 700 2578 Learn and Teach 33 Deodarlane, Lusikisiki [email protected] 039 253 1447 Silverwood Close, Westlake Siyancedana Copiers & Lemur Books [email protected] 011 907 2029 41 Leeds Rd, Mthatha [email protected] 047 532 4303 Stationers Luto Booksellers 98 Main Str, Kokstad [email protected] 039 727 5134 Warehouse Materex, Shop 2 GGR Centre, 224 Main Gate 5 Entrance GM Building, M. G. Redhi Booksellers [email protected] 032 945 1240 Sizwe Books [email protected] 041 379 2229 Rd, Tongaat C/o Cresswell & Kempston Rd, 015482 ask Sidwell, Port Elizabeth Maanege Bookshop Ga-Nchabeleng for 1211 Sky Information 488 Phoenix Parkway, [email protected] 011 468 2571 26 Mothibistad Shopping Suppliers Kyalami Estate Margo Tech Complex Mothibistad Eastern 053 773 1950 16A Frazzitta Business Park, [email protected] or 021 975 0959 Cape Snapplify c/o Langeberg & Batis Rd, [email protected] St. Francis College, Abbot Durbanville Marianhill Book Depot [email protected] 031 700 2824 Francis Rd, Marianhill Eco Stop Centre, Ground Floor, Matatiele Office South Cape Academic Block A, c/o Langenhoven & 114 High Str, Matatiele [email protected] 039 737 4310 [email protected] 044 874 7551 National Supplies Witfontein Rd, Heatherlands, George Medibooks 3 Wadley Rd, Umbilo, Durban [email protected] 031 205 5851 [email protected] or LCM Ludidi Building, 63 Spectra Upfront 32 Bushell Str, Queenstown 045 838 1873 Million Pages [email protected] 047 534 2631 [email protected] Madeira Str, Mthatha 53 Commercial Rd, Louis Mqetse Trading Surat Trading [email protected] 015 516 3981 [email protected] 047 535 0498 Trichardt Enterprise Tabankulu Bookshop 201 Intsizwa Str, Mt Ayliff [email protected] 039 254 0705 N&M Bookshop 150 Plantation Rd, Cofimvaba [email protected] 047 874 0012 Floor 7, Atlantic Centre, National Office Supplies 68 Victoria Str, Durban 031 306 2732 c/o Christian Barnard & Takealot online [email protected] 087 820 5000 Louis Gradner Rd, Foreshore, Nazipasi Stationers Plantation Rd, Cofimvaba [email protected] 047 874 0012 Cape Town [email protected] On the Dot Distribution Sacks Circle, Bellville 021 918 8500 6A Harold Crescent, Beacon [email protected] Tasiw Enterprises [email protected] 043 748 5467 Bay One Price Store 92 Long Str, Matatiele [email protected] 039 737 4587 20 Caspian Str, Westcliff Matatiele The Complete Bookshop [email protected] 031 401 3561 Chatsworth Paul Roos Grounds, Suidwal, Oom Polla se Winkel [email protected] 021 887 7149 16 Victoria Str, Oaklands, 011 615 9449/ Stellenbosch The Corner Bookshop [email protected] Johannesburg 083 556 7850 Padayachee Bros 83 King Chaka Str, Stanger [email protected] 032 551 1159 Uluntu Education & 22 Graham Rd, [email protected] 043 722 9185 Shop 4 Choice Plaza, 28 Skills Southernwood, East London [email protected] Page First [email protected] 039 737 3998 Jagger Str, Matatiele Uluvolwami General Block B18 Comsec, Old [email protected] 043 722 4568 Paperback Shack 28A Oxford Str, East London [email protected] 043 742 0670 Trading Grahamstown Rd, Sydenham Pickwick Books [email protected] 041 581 2741 Umnotho Enterprises 67 Crompton Str, Pinetown [email protected] 031 701 5074 No.1 Winchester Mews, 23 Shop no 3 NBS Centre, Pillow Books Lena Ahrens Rd, Glenwood, [email protected] 031 202 5984 Umtapo Booksellers c/o Maxwell & Union Str, [email protected] 035 772 2572 Durban Empangeni 262 Voortrekker Rd, Shoprite No 39 Van Riebeeck Str, 045 932 2110 Pimp My Book [email protected] 021 911 5061 Uyonel Bookshop [email protected] Park, Parow Maclear 084 911 5574 Shop 6 L, Rosebank Mews, [email protected] 2nd Floor East Wing, Delphi [email protected] Play & Schoolroom 011 788 1304 Van Schaik Bookstore 021 918 8400 173 Oxford Rd, Rosebank [email protected] Arena, 1 Old Oak Rd, Tyger [email protected] Head Office /8408 Valley [email protected] Tilly’s Building, 40 Cloete Str, [email protected] President Bookshop 047 531 0319 Libode [email protected] 11th Floor, 40 Heerengracht, Via Afrika [email protected] 021 406 3528 Cape Town Prestige Bookseller & 65 Victoria Str, Durban 031 306 2733 Stationers Vivlia Publishers & 1 Amanda Ave, Lea Glen, [email protected] 011 472 3912 Booksellers Florida Pro Visions Books 37F Ordnance Rd, Durban [email protected] 031 337 2112 Vryheid Bookstore 184 Church Str, Vryheid [email protected] 034 982 2671 [email protected] Protea Boekwinkel 1067 Burnett Str, Menlo Park 012 362 5683 [email protected] New Carlton Hotel, Main Str, Vumani-sabela@vodamail. Vumani-Subela 039 255 1918 Mount Frere co.za R&L Booksellers and 1 Empire Rd, Shop 2A, 031 260 1450 [email protected] Stationers Richmond 083 314 0665 thandeka.singata@ Vuyani Bookshop 46 Kings Str, Butterwoth 047 491 3060 za.sabmiller.com Rainbow Academic Unit 12, Ivory Sun Office Park 032 537 6820 Bookshop & Stationers 1 Pinewood Rd, Ottawa, [email protected] Western Cape School 1C Coronation Court, 9 Van 032 537 7614 [email protected] 021 511 3459 cc Verulam Supplies Wyk Str, Maitland rainbow_booksellers@yahoo. Unit 13, Constantiaberg Rainbow Booksellers 340 Kings Rd, Dutywa 047 489 1205 pjrwilliams@wilstanbooks. com Wilstan Book Supplies Business Park, Princessvlei 021 706 7818 co.za Rd, Diep River 118 Steve Biko Rd, Berea, RC Booksellers [email protected] 031 201 8113 Durban Suite 6, 23 Rotherfield Rd, [email protected] Wordsworth Head Office 021 797 5664 Plumstead [email protected] Regent Corporate 31 Amery Crescent, [email protected] 041 583 6564 Administrators Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth [email protected]

If you would like to find out more about becoming a member of theS outh African Booksellers’ Association, contact: Samantha Faure, Tel: 021 697 1164, Email: [email protected], PO Box 870, Bellville, 7535

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