www.sabooksellers.com Issue 77, June – August 2014

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Contents

Regulars General Trade 20 Angels of literacy descend on 4 From the President’s Desk SA libraries 12 Die US Woordfees 6 • S A Booksellers National Executive The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Committee Nog ’n jaar, nog beter 21 A double edged sword • Bookmark 13 The Franschhoek Literary Festival The true ramifications of VAT on • The SA Booksellers Office A literary celebration par excellence • About the SA Booksellers Association digital products 14 The 2014 London Book Fair 29 Member Listing 22 Check in @ your library And the digital arena Celebrating libraries in 20 years e-Books 15 This year’s South African Book Fair of democracy 8 Spritz it A sneak-peek at the programme Education and ACaDemic A new take on speed reading 16 Nielsen Booksellers’ Choice 9 Online advertising or Award 2014 24 Apps for learning content marketing? Celebrating South Africa Make educated choices Navigating digital content 26 World Book Day Libraries distribution channels Taking literacy outreach to new 10 Publisher ‘going direct’ 18 The library of the future heights in SA Engaging, enabling and successfully 28 Nalibali’s great success expertly guiding Verso Books’ e-commerce strategy World Read Aloud Day

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From the President’s Desk

Dear Booksellers, As we approach the middle of the year we look ahead to the South African Book Fair, which is in Cape Town from 12th June this year. The list of speakers and seminars this year is remarkable. The Fair holds something for everyone, and with the entry fee now easily affordable, we hope that the attendance will be excellent. For booksellers it is a special treat as we meet the people we read, and can tell much more interesting stories when introducing books to our customers. SA Booksellers Association has taken a small stand, and will be there to meet you. You may even be there when we have an author presentation! “To keep up to date with local book industry affairs there is no better place than the SA Booksellers Association main registration period, so book prices “A highlight of the week is rose, lifting sales in many other places. website. There you will also always the presentation of find more information on the The educational booksellers have enjoyed the benefits of selling the new the Neilson Bookdata Awards. Footnote Summit – Africa’s CAPS books for the final grades to be The voting forms have been issued. Now they wonder whether some largest Digital Publishing distributed with an attached Conference – which will run lean years are approaching as we have no indication of major new areas of list of eligible books. We hope concurrently with the Book Fair spending. New Folklore texts will be you will find your favourite on 13th June.” used next year. The prescribed books for fiction, poetry and short stories ‘Book of the Year’ there and To keep up to date with local book are due to be changed but it does not send in the form. We do like industry affairs there is no better place look as if this will happen next year. So the Booksellers’ Choice to than the SA Booksellers Association 2015 may be a year of “topping up.” The website, www.sabooksellers.com. There Department of National Education has represent all booksellers so you will also find more information on for some time been reviewing its book please use your vote.” the Footnote Summit – Africa’s largest procurement methods, and booksellers Digital Publishing Conference – which are concerned about how they will be is arranging an interesting programme. will run concurrently with the Book Fair affected. We recently attended a meeting Please note the dates in your diary, on 13th June. with the DOE where they advised us as the booking information will soon The trade has not had an easy time in that this review was in progress. In KZN be sent out. A highlight of the week is the past few months, though it is pleasing the procurement contract which has always the presentation of the Neilson to see the national sales figures beginning been held by Edusolutions for some Bookdata Awards. The voting forms to creep above those of the same time last years is due for renewal. After the first have been distributed with an attached year. General booksellers have plenty of submission of tenders a few months ago list of eligible books. We hope you will good books to offer but the retail market the tender was withdrawn and reissued. find your favourite “Book of the Year” is generally quieter. Academic booksellers We await the outcome with interest. there and send in the form. We do like tell differing stories: UNISA has curtailed Just around the corner are your the Booksellers’ Choice to represent all registration in its large business courses SA Booksellers Association Annual booksellers so please use your vote. and enrolments are well down. Bursaries General Meetings. These will be at the I and the rest of your committee look were late and many students had bought Coastlands Hotel in Umhlanga from 25th forward to seeing you at the meetings. old books from their friends by the to 27th August. They is your opportunity time the money was available. This has to meet your fellow booksellers, leading affected sales. On the other hand, the publishers and to discuss issues of Sydwell Molosi, rand was weak during and just before the importance to the trade. Your executive President, SA Booksellers Association

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SA Booksellers National Executive Committee News Magazine of the SA Booksellers Association Issue 77 • June – August 2014 President and Eastern Region Chairperson Sydwell Molosi (President Bookshop) Editor Jessica Faircliff +27 (0)47 534 0757 • [email protected] Assistant Editor Nicolene Finlayson

Editorial and Advertising +27 (0)28 312 3224 Vice President and Academic Chairperson +27 (0)83 469 2966 • [email protected] Mohammad Kharwa (Pro Visions Books) Samantha Faure +27 (0)31 337 2112 • [email protected] Subscriptions +27 (0) 21 945 1572 • [email protected]

Featured Contributers Alan Vesty, Freda van Wyk Vice President and Northern Region Chairperson Photographs iStockphoto. Thanks to all for photographic Riaz Hassim (Book Express) contributions +27 (0)11 482 8433 • [email protected] Design and Layout: Through the Looking Glass Printed by: CTP Book Printers

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Website Design: Through the Looking Glass Website Development: Country Digital Library Chairperson Website Hosting: Databias Jay Rangiah (Hargraves Library Services) +27 (0)33 342 7474 • bookden@mweb.co.za About the SA Booksellers’ Association The SA Booksellers Association represents a united front for booksellers. Through strategic liaison with the different sectors of the industry and provinces, SA Booksellers strives Trade Chairperson to regulate the book-trade, reminding publishers to act Janine O’Connor (Books & Books) as wholesalers and booksellers as retailers. The annual +27 (0)31 563 6288 • [email protected] SA Booksellers AGM has historically been co-located with the Publishers Association of South Africa (PASA) AGM. The AGM is open to all members of SA Booksellers and is a conference full of information, energetic discussions, Education and Southern Region Chairperson pertinent topics and eloquent speakers. This is an Shahied Noordien (University Bookshop) opportunity for education for all, keeping members at the +27 (0)21 852 5903 • [email protected] cutting edge of developments in our ever changing industry. SA Booksellers works closely with government departments, educational authorities, and the state tender boards concerning matters that affect the trade. Digital Sector Chairperson and Treasurer Hentie Gericke (Books 24/7) More than 50% of SABA members are previously +27 (0)21 981 1270 • books24/[email protected] disadvantaged and SA Booksellers is well positioned to lobby government on all issues pertinent to the book trade. SA Booksellers provides access to information for all its members, through the commissioning of research papers The Executive Committee of SA Booksellers and the Editor thank all and the gathering of news, to the effective dissemination of those who contributed to this issue of Bookmark through articles this information via the industry magazine Bookmark and through www.sabooksellers.com. and/or advertising. 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 government departments. The digital edition is sent to an ever increasing subscriber database. This magazine 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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Spritz it A new take on speed reading By Jessica Faircliff

Reading is becoming increasingly impor­ important parts to read; meta guiding, highlighting a single letter in each word, tant in the knowledge economy, and which uses a pointer to guide your eye to you can read faster as you don’t have to remains the most effective activity for specific words; and Rapid Serial Visual waste time moving your eyes across the transforming information into knowledge. Presentation (RSVP), used by most of the page. Spritz claims its studies show that With the volumes of information that recent digital speed reading systems. With people who were reading 250 words a people are now required to make sense this, single words flash on the screen so minute sped up to reading 400 words a of on a daily basis, alternate means of you’re concentrating on a single word at minute after using Spritz for 20 minutes digesting reading material are constantly a time without having to move your focal with no loss in comprehension. That’s being investigated. position. As you get used to the system, something to take note of. Speed-reading has long been a skill you speed up how fast the display shows In her article for WSJ, Angela Chen peddled by supposed experts, and recently you words. The technology is based on the also reports Spritz Technology Inc. co- a number of apps claiming to teach the premise that moving our eyes back and founder and CEO Frank Waldman as technique have put it back in the spotlight. forth, the “saccade”, wastes reading time. saying that using the app is a more modern Most of us tend to read at about 200 – 400 Keith Rayner, a psychology professor way of reading. The company’s goal isn’t words per minute. Speed-readers claim to at the University of California-San Diego to help undergraduates cram for exams, hit around 1,000 – 1,700 words per minute. (who’s paper in the European journal of he says, but to change how people keep But the question remains: how good Cognitive Psychology on “Eye movements up with mobile news. “You wouldn’t really is their comprehension of the text and and information processing during want to read classic lit or Shakespeare on retention of the information when reading reading” is a comprehensive look at how [Spritz],” he says. “We want to work on at this speed and can this skill really be our eyes work when we are reading) is focused reading on the go.” used when reading books, or is it more of not convinced that speed reading over But for those who would perhaps like a news and information processing skill? 500 words per minute is really possible. to give it a go, Oyster and Spritz have “People read more than ever on mobile teamed up to provide public access to a devices and usually in 10-minute bursts,” “In this information age, a quick full-length, in-copyright book. Available reports Angela Chen on the Wall Street way to process information at OysterBooks.com/Spritz, “The 7 Habits Journal. “To tap into this, there’s a revival would be wonderful.” of Highly Effective People” is available in traditional speed-reading classes as for free reading using Spritz technology. well as new apps that promise to make According to his report, most speed- Apparently, the 432 print-pages of the reading on a small screen easier.” reading claims are nonsense because our book can be finished in under 2 hours. “When you factor out the amount of eyes limit us. “Speed reading is a nice Spreed is a Google Chrome extension time spent thinking through complex and idea, and the ability to see 1,000 words that also uses RSVP to flash words from unfamiliar concepts—a rarity when people a minute is possible. However, you don’t any text you choose, where Outread, read for pleasure—reading is an appallingly truly understand those words,” he says. Velocity and Syllable are three iOS apps mechanical process,” says Timothy Noah When it comes to eliminating sub­ that use different techniques to teach on slate.com. “You look at a word or vocalization with techniques like meta you speed reading on your phone. There several words. This is called a ‘fixation,’ and guiding, Rayner points out you quickly are also a couple of apps for android it takes about 0.25 seconds on average. You lose comprehension, especially when the devices: Faster Reader, Speed Read, and move your eye to the next word or group text becomes difficult. With regards to Speed Reader, and there are also a few of words. This is called a ‘saccade,’ and it RSVP, it is the working memory that gets online tests you can do to see how fast takes up to about 0.1 seconds on average. overloaded as the words come in faster you can read whilst still maintaining your After this is repeated once or twice, you than the brain can deal with them. comprehension. It is clear though that pause to comprehend the phrase you just Many studies show that as reading most of these are designed to help people looked at. That takes roughly 0.3 to 0.5 speed increases, comprehension drops. get through the information delivered seconds on average. Add all these fixations “This means you’re not taking in the to them on a daily basis rather than help and saccades and comprehension pauses information, which defeats the purpose them plough through books on their together and you end up with about 95 of reading. RSVP hurts comprehension mobile devices whilst on lunch. percent of all college-level readers reading because it doesn’t let people look back between 200 and 400 words per minute.” at previous words,” says Rayner, who is • 3 spritz like speed reading apps for android, Nicole There are different techniques that can much quoted on the subject. Cozma, www.cnet.com • Oyster teams up with Spritz, Press release, be used to increase the speed at which one New apps like Spritz would have www.digitalbookworld.com reads. Cutting down on subvocalization, you believe the opposite and in this • The 1,000-Word Dash, Timothy Noah, www.slate.com • The Truth About Speed Reading, Thorin Klosowski, the habit of saying the word you read information age, a quick way in which to http://lifehacker.com in your head as you read it, is effective. process information would be wonderful. • Speed Reading Returns, Apps and Classes Help People Adapt to Reading on Their Phones, Angela Chen, Other methods of speed reading are: Spritz claims that since their system allows http://online.wsj.com/news/articles skimming, which teaches you to find the your eyes to rest on a single point by

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Online advertising or content marketing? Navigating digital content distribution channels By Alan Vesty

According to the Online Etymology scan through large amounts of content. Dictionary, the word ‘advertise’ stems Content that is delivered in organic from the Latin ‘advertere’ – to turn search results is constantly being assessed towards. In today’s world, prospective by the search engines algorithms for customers are literally drowning in relevance. Amongst many other factors, a sea of advertising – almost every suggested content that obtains low waking moment of their lives they are click-through rates will receive lower bombarded by print, radio, television, and lower rankings, and for a number of outdoor, mobile, email and web-based other reasons and measurement criteria, advertising, amongst others. Human it is quite possible for excellent, high- beings cope with this by tuning out, value content to languish obscurely in filtering and turning away from cyberspace, far from the top organic advertisements, something marketers search page results. refer to as ad fatigue. Social media is also not as effective In my view, ‘ad fatigue’ is a myopic as you might think as a free distribution term – the larger problem is information channel. Facebook, for instance, filters fatigue. According to a Harvard Business the posts displayed on each user’s news Review article, the world is producing feeds, partly by measuring the level of in excess of 2.5 billion gigabytes of data engagement they have with each page that every day – enough information to fill fatigue felt by our target audiences. Despite they are fans of, and, it seems, even the around 20 billion filing cabinets. By the claims of some content marketing type of post. So, even if you are producing comparison, some estimates suggest agencies that ‘traditional’ advertising valuable content and sharing it on your that the human brain can store around (which includes search ads, web banners) Facebook page, it will eventually not be 1 million gigabytes of data. The sheer is all but dead and buried, it is instructional seen at all by fans who do not ‘like’, share amount of data available to us is to see how many of these agencies or comment on your content regularly – staggering, and although we have no them­selves rely on passé search engine unless they remember to manually visit need to sift through everything being adver­tising to promote their content your page, which is very unlikely. produced, each of us certainly now has marketing services. In contrast to this, both search engine a far greater amount of information Certainly, content marketing is a adverts and sponsored posts on social to process than ever before. Human valuable marketing strategy, even if it media obtain prominent positions on cognitive bandwidth (the amount of data can be very labour-intensive, and often a page, and remain relevant as both a our brains can process at a time) has a requires special skills. A good article, stand-alone strategy to help customers limit. When the amount of information video or infographic can provide you locate and purchase specific products, we are required to process exceeds our with free marketing for months, if not and as a key means of supporting short term memory storage capacity years. If you are able to consistently your content marketing. Naturally, we experience psychological stress and create (or even just curate) and regularly this requires correct targeting and our ability to understand information is distribute valuable content this can delivery of easily understood, relevant dramatically reduced. be even more effective, aiding your communications. Search engines When this information overload customer acquisition, awareness, referral and social media channels provides occurs, the brain’s executive functions and retention strategies immensely. advertisers with increasingly powerful kick in, filtering out whatever it deems For a bookseller example of content targeting tools, the ability to change, as irrelevant external stimuli. This allows marketing, take a look at Maria Popova’s pause or stop your adverts at any time, us to ignore the neon-pink elephant tap Brainpickings website and her related to set daily or lifetime budgets, to bid dancing in the room as we concentrate on social media channels. On the other for better ad placements, and to choose the task at hand, whether it be driving to hand, for bookshops with limited human whether you will pay on a Cost Per Click an appointment or responding to emails. resources, the skills or the time required or Cost Per Mille basis (the latter being It can also leave us fretting about personal to pursue this strategy effectively can where you pay based on every 1,000 times issues to the exclusion of performing our be scarce, and employing outside your advert was displayed), and you can important daily tasks and responsibilities. professionals prohibitively expensive. track the performance of your adverts in One of the most recent responses of On the web, we increasingly rely on exquisite, almost real-time detail. marketers to advertising fatigue is content search engines to filter out irrelevant marketing, which is the curation, creation information as we contend with the Alan Vesty is a Quirk-accredited Digital Marketer, and and distribution of valuable content. In a vast amount of information available, manages a growing suite of digital assets for the African cynical sense, this solution seeks to replace and we have even adopted a new online Branch of Cambridge University Press. ad fatigue by exacerbating the information reading pattern in order to skim and

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Publisher ‘going direct’ successfully Verso Books’ e-commerce strategy By Jessica Faircliff

Verso Books, claiming to be “the largest House in the US and Marston in the independent, radical publishing house UK – to develop a simple, elegant in the English-speaking world,” started and powerful interface for choosing, selling books and e-books directly to buying and delivering e-books and customers all over the world through print books. By sticking to what they their website www.versobooks.com in know, and collaborating with the best April. That isn’t exactly groundbreaking in the industry to tackle “the unknown”, news, but the successful manner in which they have achieved a very streamlined they are doing it is certainly interesting. end-product. Customers reviewing For all new titles and hundreds the process on Twitter and the like are of recent ones, Verso is bundling the already surprised at the ease of use and corresponding e-book with every print after-sales service. copy purchased, and offering free postage “Verso has found a new, radical way to anywhere in the world. of selling books—for the first time, our “With each e-book available for instant readers can choose which title to read delivery, over time Verso’s readers will regardless of format, print or digital. We develop a library of books permanently know that our core readership would like available to them and readable on any to support radical publishing directly, device,” reports Digitalbookworld.com. and we hope that this new approach E-books are provided using the will benefit our writers, readers, and ‘social DRM’ technology developed by colleagues across the industry. We look Booxtream, which is compatible with all forward to directly connecting with reading devices and software. Each book many more of our already fantastically is visibly and invisibly watermarked with engaged readership, and to building new details of the purchaser and license, and partnerships with innovative publishers, can be re-downloaded from the Verso “Verso has found a new, websites and developers,” said Stevens. He website by them only. radical way of selling says that they also hope to introduce more The small London- and New York- sophisticated improvements to the store, based publisher of books of philosophy, books—for the first including the ability for people to read policy and current events had a goal to time, our readers can snippets of its titles before purchasing sell £200,000 (R 3,544,000) through its them. “I’d like them to be able to read a online store by the end of the year. The choose which title to read little bit of their choice,” he said. “I would soft launch went so well though, that regardless of format, print like people to be able to look inside the the company generated about £80,000 books for a reference if they’re writing a (R 1,417,500) in sales in the first week of or digital.” scholarly paper, ideally on their way to public operation (including a month of buying the book to read the whole thing.” “soft launch” in which Verso had the store e-books outright. About 15% of the total Apparently the intention is to make up and running but didn’t publicise it). purchases have been for just e-books the entire contents of the book searchable For the launch, Verso offered 50% so far. Verso used social media to great by Google to encourage more discovery discount on titles sold through the website, effect during its soft launch and Stevens and traffic to the Verso site. The eventual undercutting the likes of Amazon. Going told DBW that “Word spread fast on goal is for the Verso site to be both a hub forward however, after the initial sale, Twitter and Facebook. People obviously of community and commerce around the Verso will use a more varied discounting responded to the discount and to the publisher’s niches. strategy. “We expect to offer a range of bundled e-books.” According to DBW, The company’s overall strategy is discounts for e-books, paperback and “Versobooks.com is one of the liveliest one many publishers have discussed but hardcovers,” Jacob Stevens, the publisher’s publisher websites, with regular author few have followed. And certainly one managing director is quoted as saying. content, videos, competitions, and that booksellers should be well aware of, “We’ll see what works but we’ve certainly podcasts, and averages around 65,000 as more publishers will take this route had a good response to the opening sale unique visitors per month”. going forward. and the bundled e-books,” he continues. One of Verso’s key strengths seems One can only hope that these same to be the wisdom to outsource – they customers will continue their fervent worked closely with developers Fastest • Verso Books – Pioneering in E-Commerce, 27 March 2014, www.digitalbookworld.com buying behaviour when the sale finishes. Crayon, payment provider Braintree, • Verso Direct-to-Consumer E-Commerce Business Off to In addition to bundling e-books social DRM publisher Booxtream, and Early Success, 11 April 2014, www.digitalbookworld.com with hard copies, the company is selling of course their distributors – Random

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Die US Woordfees Nog ’n jaar, nog beter Deur Nicolene Finlayson

Die US Woordfees, wat in 2000 begin het met 1,000 feesgangers, het sedertdien volgens kykNET tot een van die drie belangrikste nasionale kunstefeeste in Suid-Afrika gegroei, met meer as 101,000 feesbesoekers (aantal besoekers per keer per venue) in 2013 en ’n hoë gemiddelde bywoningsyfer van 74%. Die Woordfees hou sedert sy ontstaan in 2000 by sy missie om Afrikaans as taal tussen tale te bevorder: “Die Woordfees van die Universiteit Stellenbosch is ’n viering van die woord binne sy konteks en in NB Uitgewers soveel vorme moontlik – Marié Heese vier letterkunde as lekkerkunde by Woordfees 2014. soos poësie, prosa, debat, taalvaardigheid en die kunste, ten einde Die Stellenbosse gemeenskap het vir verskillende vorme van leerders te help bemagtig en hulle aan die eerste keer grootskalig deelgeneem. drama en musiek.” te moedig om hul potensiaal te ontsluit, Die Lang Tafel met die Woordfees- onder meer deur verdere studie. opening is bygewoon deur sowat 900 Die Woordfees van die Universiteit Alles dui daarop dat vanjaar se mense en die Straat Soiree in Kerkstraat Stellenbosch is ’n viering van die woord Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) Woordfees deur meer as 1,000 mense. Meer as 36 binne sy konteks en in soveel vorme weer ʼn groot sukses was. Luidens die fees Gastehuise het feesverblyf verskaf en moontlik – soos poësie, prosa, debat, se webwerf het kaartjieverkope vier dae Lekkeslaap.co.za se verblyfplekke het ʼn verskillende vorme van drama en vóór die begin van die fees dié van 2013 besettingsyfer van 85% vir die duur van musiek. Die fokus val op Afrikaans, se totale verkope verbygesteek – 21.4% die fees gerapporteer. maar ander tale waarmee geografiese meer kaartjies is verkoop. Die tema vir die sestiende Woordfees, of ander verwantskappe bestaan (onder “Die US Woordfees 2014 het vanjaar wat gehou sal word van 5 – 16 Maart 2015, meer van Afrika en die Nederlande) is die wonder van die woord behoorlik is reeds aangekondig: Dit is ‘Soet Sestien’, ook welkom. gevier. Alle vorige rekords is nogmaals ʼn skalkse verwysing na jeugdigheid. Die Om van letterkunde lekkerkunde oortref en die fees het sy reputasie kontraste met soet (suur, bitter, stout) sal te maak en van ons skrywers en gehandhaaf as die enigste Afrikaanse sekerlik ook uitgebuit word. kunstenaars sterre, was van die begin kunstefees wat daadwerklik groei – soos Tydens die Woordfees is die Visser- af die Woordfees se mikpunt. Nie die afgelope ses jaar sedert 2009,” sê prof Neerlandiaprys, ’n prestige-toekenning, net die woordkuns nie, maar die Dorothea van Zyl, uittredende direkteur deur die Algemeen-Nederlands Verbond meeste kunsvorme vorm deel van ons van die US Woordfees, in ’n verslag oor in Vlaandere en Nederland aan Dorothea feesprogram, want woorde bind alles die fees. van Zyl oorhandig vir haar bydrae tot die saam. Sodra jy die betekenis of effek van “Die meer as 500 program-items vestiging en uitbou van die US Woordfees enige kunsvorm wil oordra, gebeur dit is opvallend goed bygewoon, met en WOW Projek, asook tot die uitbou van in woorde. Woordfees 2014 fokus op die ekstra stoele wat dikwels ingedra moes die bande tussen Nederland, Vlaandere towerkrag van woorde en die magiese word. Sowat 35 produksies was vooraf en SA. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir momente wat dit oproep. uitverkoop en nog baie meer het tydens Wetenskap en Kuns ken ook binnekort ʼn die fees uitverkoop. Ook die gratis spesiale oorkonde aan prof. Dorothea van Die Woorde open wêrelde aanbiedings, soos die NG Moederkerk Zyl toe “vir haar groot bydrae sedert 1999 (WOW) projek op Stellenbosch se reeks gesprekke, as organiseerder van die US Woordfees en Die US Woordfees se suksesvolle WOW was oorvol.” vir haar kundigheid wat sy op talle gebiede jaarprojek (wat lees, taalvaardigheid en die “Die ATKV Boekwinkel, ’n tent en aan die SA Akademie beskikbaar stel”. kunste onder leerders, opvoeders en die restaurant langs die Boektent waar die publiek bevorder) was in 2013 tien jaar Skrywersfees aangebied is, was ook ’n oud. Die projek wil perspektiewe verruim groot sukses, met baie feesvoete en die Artikel vanaf die Woordfees webwerf, www.woordfees.co.za ter bevordering van lees, die letterkunde, meeste boeke wat nog verkoop is.”

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The Franschhoek Literary Festival A literary celebration par excellence

The Franschhoek literary festival in Mid 1 2 May this year was its usual feast of literary delights, presenting 170 authors, journalists and subject specialists in more than 100 events over three days. Literary enthusiasts enjoyed listening to many of South Africa’s best writers, all with new books. “At the time of writing and before we receive the final figures which will include tickets sold at the festival itself, 3 4 5 about 80% of the available tickets had been sold. What was unprecedented was the rate at which tickets sold in the first week or two after they became available – almost double the number that sold in the same period in 2013. This is a clear indication of the growing awareness and popularity of the festival,” deputy director Ann Donald told Bookmark. “Another sign is that for the past two 6 7 years people have been booking their accommodation a year in advance. This year too, we had enquiries about next year’s dates (15,16,17 May – always the third weekend in May).” “While this is all very exciting, it does pose problems: the village has a limited capacity of accommodation, and the venues can hold a limited number of 8 seats. We will be addressing these issues in our planning for 2015 and already some exciting ideas are on the table.” Testifying to the vibrancy of the South African publishing landscape across genres, there were a lot of new voices and faces on the scene, among them Charlie Human (Apocalypse Now Now), Constance Ngcaba (May I Have this Dance?), Dominique Botha (False River), Helen 1 An impressive lineup of authors shortlisted for the the 2014 Sunday Times Literary Awards. Walne (The Diving), Meg Vandermerwe 2 Poet Adam Small shot at art in the yard gallery. The artist’s work on the walls is that of Vanessa (Zebra Crossing), Nadia Davids (An Berlein. 3 Enjoying a laugh inbetween sessions. 4 Michelle Magwood chats to Thomas Keneally & Imperfect Blessing), Penny Lorimer Justin Cartwright at the Sunday Times Readers Dinner. 5 Radio queen Redi Tlhabi, the author of the (Finders Weepers), Prince Mashele (The memoir Endings & Beginnings, which won the Alan Paton Award in 2013. 6 Vicky Davis author of Fall of the ANC), Shelagh Foster (Your First A is vir Appel. 7 The Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu & Jenny Hobbs. 8 Ben Williams speaking at the Year of Work), and Sonwabiso Ngcowa Sunday Times Readers Dinner. (In Search of Happiness). Celebrating South African excellence on the programme for the past few years, more than a smidgeon of anxiety about in literature, the Alan Paton Award and the experience I’ve had is invaluable to matching the high standards established the Sunday Times Fiction Prize shortlists my taking over as director for 2015. I feel by Jenny and the team over the past eight were also announced during the festival that I know the festival well (I’ve been at years – to getting started on the 2015 at what is considered one of the most them all as a visitor and now as part of the planning,” concludes Ann. prestigious and prominent events on organising team) and have a good idea of

South Africa’s literary calendar. what works, what needs to be refreshed, With thanks to www.flf.co.za, Nancy Richards, and the “As the deputy director for 2014 and and where new opportunities lie. I’m Sunday Times for photographic contributions having worked closely with Jenny Hobbs looking forward with excitement – and

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The 2014 London Book Fair And the digital arena By Freda van Wyk

The London Book Fair is an important event to meet global business partners and to negotiate distribution and market rights for the New Year. It is an event where you can meet players of both the global industry as well as emerging markets, drawing parallels back to home and taking the best offered for customisation to our own local market’s needs and culture. The focus of our meetings was very much on the digital space, and finding new and innovative ways to enhance data about e-books. It was clear that globally, publishers truly are embracing the e-book market. To date, e-books have http://pubfluence.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DigitalZone.jpg mostly been digitised versions of printed books. But it is becoming clear that the “It is becoming clear that the price paid decreased for e-books in all difference between reading on printed difference between reading three categories, contrasting with rising pages and on screens is far greater than prices paid for print books. The rise in the initially thought, which has in turn on printed pages and on e-book share within adult fiction, non- shaped new offerings from publishers – screens is far greater than fiction as well as children’s books in 2013 for example e-books with interactive initially thought, which has vs 2012 came at the expense of paperbacks. video and audio elements. Many of the leading publishers gained But is it really important for the South in turn shaped new offerings share of adult fiction purchases in 2013 at African book trade to follow the global from publishers.” the expense of Cornerstone. Hodder was trends when it comes to e-book publishing the main winner in non-fiction, while and marketing? Or rather, is our market not 31 March 2014): “Digital will continue Penguin, HarperCollins and S&S took too small to embrace an e-book culture? To to grow for a while at least, and continue shares from Scholastic, Egmont, RHCP get answers to this very important question to exist, because it has become part of and Hachette in children’s. The Amazon we need to look beyond the London Book the world we inhabit at a level below our self-publishing share of e-books rose Fair to what the giants of the industry notice, no more remarkable than roads from 14% to 20%. (exhibiting in full force at Earl’s Court) have or supermarkets.” Internet-only retailers gained share achieved in 2013, and draw from that a overall in 2013 vs 2012, with this being picture of what can be expected for the Changing patterns and statistics: especially true in adult fiction. The rest of 2014 and beyond. UK Market as a case study internet share increase reflected the shift Book Publishing has become over The Nielsen Books & Consumers Report to e-books, with little change in channel the past two decades a very special sector Q4 2013 survey shows that purchases by share within print or e-books. within the international content and UK Customers fell 4% in both volume and entertainment industries. The global value in 2013 versus 2012, despite double The Global Industry and its publishing industry is predicted to be digit increases in purchase of e-books. influence on emerging markets worth $273 billion by 2016, for an increase For print and digital combined, children’s The Global e-book Report, (Spring 2014) of nearly 12% since 2011, according books fell 7% by volume, compared to by Rudiger Wischenhart, spent a whole to a report available at ReportLinker. 2–3% decreases for adult books. section on this subject. To summarise, I com. Books are bigger than the music-, Much of the decrease in 2013 versus want to draw your attention to an analysis gaming-, magazines- and entertainment 2012 reflects the extraordinary jumps in the report mentioned, in which it has a industries. Even so, it continues to sales of Fifty Shades in 2012. So, excluding closer look at 24 of the larger book markets be the industry resisting the digital E.L James, purchase of books by UK worldwide. They identified 23 countries transformation longer than any other. consumers rose 1% in volume and fell with data that was sufficient in detail and At the start of the digital transformation only marginally in value in 2013, with reliabilityle to build a ranking, by total process, the misleading question was, if print down 6% in volume, e-books rising value at consumer prices (how much or when, digital books would replace the 31%, and adult fiction (all formats) up people spend on books and reading). physical product. This has now become 10%. With Fifty Shades included, fiction The results reflect complex balances an “exhausted debate” in the words of grew faster than non-fiction, or children’s and disparities of wealth and cultural William Heinemann (from The Guardian, e-books, but fell faster in print. Average status, of access to knowledge, and of

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trading power. The results show a few Census, with Amazon in the undeniable sales from digital than from print by 2020. countries standing out from the crowd – leading position. Software and hardware But while it is too early to say that sales of most notably the UK and Spain, because companies are behind these leaders while digital content are plateauing, much of the of their strong export in books. Others mobile operators facilitate on-the move- industry appears to have become more like Norway, Sweden, Germany and reading that many think of as the future realistic in their projections in 2013.” Switzerland stand out because of huge of publishing. (From The Bookseller Digital Census.) public funding for books and reading The US and Western Europe are no In order to bring about the (Norway and Sweden) and the drive being longer the only nuclei of activity: the big “Education of the masses” in new put behind the importance of books and global players have arrived in Brazil, India emerging markets, we as an industry reading for their national culture. and other emerging countries, including will need to adapt to the transformation The results also show the BRICS South Africa, while these local markets of reading. This can only be achieved countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and feel the results of an economic slowdown. cost effectively by applying the new South Africa) finding common ground technologies of digitisation through on subjects like access to knowledge and The future of e-books now basics like internet connection and education as key strategic goals for further being written mobile applications. development. The resulting book markets, “The 2012 Digital Census found that and book and reading cultures, will differ more than three quarters of publishers • Wischenbart, R et.al, 2014, Global ebook; A report on greatly from those in Europe, UK and the predicted their digital sales would be market trends and developments, Ruediger Wischenbart USA in that the role of digital is amplified worth at least 10% of sales by the end Content and Consulting • Nielsen, 2014, Books and Consumers, UK industry because of its potential to offer this access. of 2015. But this year’s poll found a Standard Report Q4 2013, Nielsen, United Kingdom The market has been turned on its slight decline in that number. Publishers • Jones, P, 2013, The Bookseller Digital Census; The annual tracker of how the book business is managing the shift to head by digital technology. Amazon, remain confident that digital sales will be a highly digital future – December 2013, The Bookseller Google and Apple were the leaders a significant part of their future, and two and Futurebook identified in the Bookseller’s Digital in five believe they will be drawing more This year’s South African Book Fair A sneak-peek at the programme

Scheduled to take place between the Lewis can embark on a three day soiree, 13 and 15 June 2014, organisers told during which she will chat about life, love Bookmark that this year’s fair is set to and everything in between over brunch. offer visitors the literary adventure of Afrikaans literature fans will get to a lifetime. Taking place at the Cape rub shoulders with authors Chanette Town International Convention Centre Paul, Deon Meyer and Steve Hofmeyer, for three days from 09h00 to 18h00, it or listen to Lindie Koorts and Herman promises visitors an exciting line up Gillomee chat about DF Malan and the aimed at all book fans – young and old. Rise of Afrikaner Nationalism, while With over 120 events under one roof, Carina Diedricks-Hugo will be talking and more than 100 authors, illustrators, about the “Art of the story”. storytellers, book critics, as well as book Pertinent debates around issues that launches and book club brunches on we as South Africans face today are offer, this year’s fair is guaranteed to illustration workshop. There will also also included in the line-up. Join the make a statement about the exciting be quite a few interesting workshops for discussion around the future of the book book- and reading-culture alive and parents, guiding them through the murky and e-learning in the South African kicking in South Africa. While the official waters that make up educational apps, schooling system. programme is due to be released in May, e-learning, e-books for teens and the like. Described as vibrant, colourful and we thought we would entice you with a Visitors can look forward to a captivating, the Fair aims to create an preview into some of the exciting events diverse range of speakers, panellists and unforgettable event that has something scheduled to take place. academics, who will debate and discuss a for everyone. Children will fall in love with number of topics from ‘the future of the the world of books with the exciting book’ to ‘the route to self publishing’, but Tickets for the South African Book programme schedule. The little ones also current affairs and other interesting Fair will be on sale at the door at a can meet and have their photos taken themes. Amongst the list of illustrious cost of R50, and R20 for pensioners. with The Gruffalo, Maisy, Peter Rabbit speakers are Judge Edwin Cameron, Children under the age of 18 receive and Spot the dog. Visiting tweens will analyst Prince Mashele, Dr Xolela free entry. For more information go have the opportunity to meet Wally Mangcu and sports analyst Marco Botha. to www.southafricanbookfair.co.za. from ‘Where’s Wally’ and join in a book Fans of bestselling British author Susan

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Nielsen Booksellers’ Choice Award 2014 Celebrating South Africa

Nielsen is very proud to they most enjoyed reading, promoting where the winning author will be announce the continued and selling during the previous year. To presented with a cheque for ZAR 20,000 sponsorship of the Booksellers’ make the selection process easier the along with a certificate and award. Choice Award which promotes SA Booksellers Association provides a To make this year’s promotion the list of titles to help booksellers make their best ever, Nielsen are asking publishers and celebrates South African choice, however, booksellers are by no to ensure that shortlisted titles are fully publishers, authors and means restricted to this list. stocked and available so they are able to booksellers. This award is only presented to provide booksellers with the necessary books written by South African authors in‐store support to guarantee this Nielsen sponsors the Booksellers’ Choice who are published in South Africa promotion makes a real impact on sales. Awards in South Africa, Australia and (1 January – 31 December 2013). Nielsen calls on all booksellers to New Zealand and are “delighted to Nominations are submitted in June, after use their local media contacts to gain continue to support these awards as we which the shortlist is announced. Nielsen major exposure via national, regional join you in celebrating great writing from supports the in‐store promotion of and trade press, as well using TV and bestselling authors which is published shortlisted titles with sponsored posters radio station contacts to arrange author by innovative publishers and sold by the and stickers. Booksellers are then asked visits, signings and interviews so that in passionate bookseller.” to vote a second time from the shortlist, turn Nielsen are able to make this event Every year, Nielsen asks South after which the winner will be announced a platform for ‘the best that South Africa African booksellers to select the title this August at the Sefika Awards dinner has to offer’.

TOP 10 best sellers in SA for weeks 1–13 2014 (by quantity)

Adult Non-Fiction

Pub Revenue Pos Title Author RPG ISBN RRP (R) ASP (R) Units Date (R) 1 The real meal revolution Noakes, Prof Tim Quivertree Publications 9780992206277 Nov-13 298.00 282.43 27,178 7,675,947 2 Verbrand vet vinnig Holford, Patrick; Str Jonathan Ball Publishers 9780908387977 Dec-13 130.00 120.47 4,529 545,617 3 Four Blood Moons Hagee, John Christian Art Distributors 9781617952142 Oct-13 170.00 161.32 3,943 636,099 Platter’s South African 4 van Zyl, Philip Andrew McDowall 9780987004628 Dec-13 148.45 157.25 3,748 589,371 wine guide 2014 5 Bullet proof marriage Cardoso, Renato Porcupine Press 9788415888130 Sep-13 179.99 192.07 3,680 706,809 6 Die binnekamer Buchan, Angus Christian Art Distributors 9781431604500 Oct-13 89.95 77.16 3,547 273,678 7 The fall of the ANC Mashele, Prince Pan Macmillan 9781770103146 Aug-13 230.00 227.25 3,431 779,708 8 A rumour of spring du Preez, Max Random House Struik 9781770225435 Nov-13 230.00 223.08 3,112 694,240 9 Onder die radar Snyman, Dana NB uitgewers/publishers 9780624062271 Oct-13 199.00 169.41 2,904 491,957 10 Daniel plan Warren, Rick Christian Art Distributors 9780310620839 Dec-13 169.95 164.26 2,878 472,744

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The library of the future Engaging, enabling and expertly guiding By Jessica Faircliff

Numerous initiatives and events in School library of the future March and April this year earned libraries “As the first Internet-generation rises around the world some well deserved through the public school ranks, libraries time in the spotlight. Libraries have been need big changes to remain relevant. integral parts of society since the advent It is not enough to simply ‘be there;’ of literacy almost 3,000 years ago and school libraries need to reach out to have gone through many metamorphoses students and pull them in with helpful over the years becoming less exclusive, resources that combine traditional and more open to the community they serve contemporary theories in literacy,” says and fostering literacy on all fronts. With Matthew Lynch on ASCD.org so many developments in the digital “Experts agree that a blend of publishing arena, libraries are undergoing foundational values and access through yet another wave of change and it seems technology are paramount to school that as usual, they are being moulded into library success.” Library expert Doug the places they need to be by the people Johnson says that all libraries have that use them on a regular basis. Their three primary responsibilities in the needs and requests are being translated coming decade: providing “high touch into new spaces of learning by the true environments in a high tech world; advocates for literacy and custodians of than stacks and stacks of spine-out titles. offering virtual services; and standing knowledge; librarians. As libraries become more meeting oriented ground as information hubs”. Libraries are seen as having a mandate and less of a warehouse for books, they “Rolf Erikson is the author of to intervene in public life. Parents look will be able to merchandise books more Designing a School Library Media Center to libraries to support local schools in effectively,” reports David Vinjamuri on for the Future and he says that he is providing resources and free early literacy Forbes.com. Unlike bookstores, libraries very ‘wary’ of tradition because he feels programs to children and to help children are happy to be “showroomed” – to have it has kept administrators and library learn to navigate new technologies and patrons browse a book in the library but faculty from embracing innovation in become critical thinkers. buy it online instead. the past. He believes that especially at the A PEW survey report entitled From Libraries are economic engines for elementary school level, future libraries Distant Admirers to Library Lovers — communities, helping people find jobs need to look beyond mere text materials and Beyond: A Typology of Public and gain the skills they need to get ahead to provide a learning space, not simply a Library Engagement in America, is a in their careers. The digital divide is real ‘warehouse space’,” quotes Lynch. direct challenge to commonly accepted and as reading transitions to e-books, For school library relevancy to remain perceptions that digital access to libraries are well equipped to help patrons strong, librarians need not view tradition information invalidates the role of the understand and get the most from this and technology as isolated ideas. The library. “Most significantly, the report technology. And although the software for school library of the future should elucidates the correlation of access to lending e-books to library patrons ranges offer access to information and also the library resources across all demographics from inconvenient to archaic, things are technology to take that information of American society as a predictor of bound to improve, especially if Open and create things. As the library of old community engagement.” Access delivers on its promises and indie offered a space for children to research, According to Brian Resnick on the publishers find a way to negotiate space imagine and write, so the school library nationaljournal.com, the library as a on library shelves. of the future will offer a space for them warehouse of information is an outdated “Libraries are the most trusted source to take those skills into new realms in the concept. “The library of the 21st century is of book recommendations, as they have digital space from reading and writing a community workshop, a hub filled with no financial interest in the result of to computer programming and multi the tools of the knowledge economy, from the recommendation. If libraries start media composition. computers, to e-readers, 3-D printers, discovering new authors, publishers will As digital access moves from computer laser cutters and even sewing machines.” pay much keener attention to them. The workstations to mobile devices, the The new role of libraries as community current paradigm of publishers who physical library needs a robust wireless centers will have practical implications reluctantly sell libraries e-books will network infrastructure. Also essential are with regards to impulse book borrowing. reverse. Publishers will treat libraries at numerous electrical outlets to power and “Librarians have long known what book least as well as book bloggers and copies recharge mobile devices; indirect lighting superstores discovered in the 1980’s: of new works will be distributed for free,” that reduces screen glare throughout the the “recommended reading” tables near says Vinjamuri. library, not just in computer labs; and the entrance to the store, often grouped The opportunities and challenges for workspaces on which laptops can be topically, generated much more book sales libraries in the new millennium are vast. placed at a good ergonomic height.

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The library’s resources may change, The Associate University Librarian for labs and study learning as the norm as but its mission remains clear: teaching Research and Instruction at Temple technology plays an ever greater role children to effectively access information University, Steven J. Bell, has written in the workings of higher education. A to meet their needs. “The emphasis has extensively on the topic of libraries of recent study into the library habits and shifted from teaching learners how to find the future in higher education and K-12 expectations of young Americans aged and organize information to teaching them institutions. He predicts that libraries of between 16 – 29 found that 25% read an how to evaluate and use information. But the future will have highly automated and e-book during 2012, up from 19% in students and teachers need guidance and mobile reference sections, on-demand 2011, and one in five use mobile devices instruction more than ever,” says Lynch. collections and entrepreneurial librarians to access library resources. “For public school libraries to keep unafraid to learn new technology and While it’s important for libraries up with student need, and grab the implement cutting-edge ideas. to stay ahead and provide users with ever-divided attention of these youth, a University libraries are shaping the access to the latest online resources and blend of traditional and contemporary future of learning and research says technologies, research shows it’s also philosophy needs to take place.” Claire Shaw in the Guardian. “Far from about being able to provide a delicate reaching its due-by date, academic library balance of ‘blended learning’ – study The academic library of the future architecture is reflecting and predicting that takes place in both the digital and An interesting article by librarians how we learn now and into the future.” physical space. Jane Carlin and Barb Macke on “Libraries are some of the most evolu­ huffingtonpost.com tells us that the tionary buildings that you can imagine,” “circulation of print collections in says Diane Job, director of library services • Keeping Public School Libraries relevant, Matthew Lynch, academic libraries is decreasing. With at the University of Birmingham, who is www.huffingtonpost.com • Library Engagement Typology, PEW Research, increased focus on the sharing of leading the design of a new £57m library www.pewinternet.org collections, consortial delivery programs, building and research annex to open at • Books? Or No Books? Envisioning the Academic Library of the Future, Jane Carlin and Barb Macke, and collaboration amongst libraries in the university in 2016. ‘Future proofing’ www.huffingtonpost.com identifying and preserving print runs the library building was one of the main • What the Library of the Future Will Look Like, Brian Resnick, www.nationaljournal.com and last copies, the academic library criteria for the design. The installation of • Power Up! / The New School Library, Doug Johnson, is changing dramatically. Yes, books extra-strong floors and well-placed lighting www.ascd.org • Why public Libraries matter and how they can do more, will still be very much a part of the will provide the flexibility and versatility David Vinjamuri, www.forbes.com library of the future- but increasingly, that the library will need for the future. • The New School Library, Matthew Lynch, www.ascd.org • University Libraries learning shapes design, Claire Shaw, libraries are taking a central role on It may not be long before students www.theguardian.com campuses as cultural and creative view library spaces filled with computer centers. Students want spaces that inspire learning and offer opportunities for the three C’s: collaboration, creation and contemplation. • Collaboration: Group learning, problem-based learning and experiential learning are the current buzzwords on college campuses. These Leading digital media services for libraries pedagogies require the right kinds of spaces to bring students together to discuss, solve problems and learn. • Creation: Libraries can, and should be centers for knowledge creation. Students are creating digital objects, enjoy eBooks, publishing online journals, using media to tell their stories and share audio books their research. Often this means delving into primary source materials and more from in archives and special collections, curating content and creating online your library. digital archives. • Contemplation: Anyone who has had the opportunity to study in any of the great libraries of the world, knows the feeling of gravitas and awe one experiences when sitting in The Official ReselleR Of OveRDRive in sOuTh afRica the reading room. Spaces do inspire and inspiration leads to enhanced understanding and creativity.” 011 325 2266 • [email protected]

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Angels of literacy descend on SA libraries The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The National library of South Africa developing and transitioning countries. development programmes and promote (NLSA) has been awarded a R32m In many communities, public libraries the culture of reading in our country. grant by The Bill and Melinda Gates are the only place where any person, The grant rests on the premise that Foundation to support a pilot project to regardless of education or skill level, if libraries can reinvent themselves and strengthen selected Public Libraries in can have access to information and the embrace an expanded role as online South Africa. This is fantastic news, as the Internet free of charge. Moreover, library information centers, the impact on grant should consolidate public libraries staff often provide training and support individuals and communities will be as community hubs with re-skilled staff for first-time Internet users as well as significant. The Foundation’s programme able to work with new technologies in those looking to improve their skills.” is designed to support the transformation a time when the entire sector is feeling of libraries, and expand their role as fiscal pressure from many quarters. “engines of development”. The primary “In an age where economic, educa­ “The Bill and Melinda focus is on providing technology access tional, health, and social opportunities Gates Foundation in public libraries through the entire increasingly depend on access to the country. The Foundation will provide Internet, lack of access means lack of believes that ‘equality multi-year support to South African opportunity. Only 35 per cent of the of opportunity in the libraries. These efforts should help public world’s population is connected to the library leaders and staff to understand Internet, and people in rural and poor digital age requires that and quickly integrate innovative ideas, communities are the least likely to have all individuals, especially tools, and services in response to the online access or the skills to navigate changing needs of their communities. the digital world. Through the Internet, those living in poverty, The current drive is to identify individuals search for employment, have access to online strong library leaders, and equip them access government programs, learn new to create high-impact libraries. Through skills through online courses, research information along with leadership training, they can learn ways important health issues, and engage the skills to navigate the to foster a culture of innovation and in social interactions with distant risk taking, collaborate with others in family members and friends,” states the Internet. Worldwide, public the library field, and engage community foundation on their website. libraries are uniquely members in the design and delivery of Opportunities made possible through library services. internet access have become so important positioned to provide this Three years ago, the Carnegie to individual and community develop­ opportunity.’” Corporation invested a similar amount in ment that a 2011 report to the United grants to libraries in SA. The Corporation Nations Human Rights Council by the As vital as they are, however, public grants to public libraries in several Special Rapporteur for Freedom of libraries are often unequipped and need cities, including Pietermaritzburg, Expression declared internet access to be critical support to move forward into the Durban, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, a fundamental enabler of human rights. digital age. In South Africa, meeting the as well as to the National Library in Several national governments, including evolving information needs of individuals Pretoria, helped to leverage government those of Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, and communities through technology is contributions for the construction or and Spain, have formally recognized no easy task. Technology becomes obsolete rehabilitation of the libraries. These internet access as a human right that quickly, and resources are needed to keep “Centers of Excellence” include early allows citizens to stay informed and up with ever-changing community needs. childhood development sections, teenage use the information and online services The fund has been awarded in partner­ computer game rooms, and performance needed in 21st-century life. ship with the Government and public and meeting spaces and are also serving The Bill and Melinda Gates and private funders to expand technology as integral components of violence- Foundation believes that “equality of access in public libraries, foster research prevention projects. opportunity in the digital age requires and innovation, align services to trends and The grant certainly promises great that all individuals, especially those train staff and leaders. The outcomes of the things for the libraries of our country and living in poverty, have access to online project will be measured, and the impact has a history of effective implementation. information along with the skills to of the upgraded libraries and public access We wish them every success. navigate the Internet. Worldwide, public on individuals in South Africa will be libraries are uniquely positioned to thoroughly investigated and reported upon. provide this opportunity.” The grant is aligned with the National • What we do: Global Libraries – Strategy Overview, “Most countries have public libraries. Development Plan of Government, www.gatesfoundation.org • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation giving R32 million to There are more than 315,000 libraries which aims to increase the quality of strengthen public libraries in SA, www.nlsa.ac.za worldwide, 73 percent of them in education especially in early childhood

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A double edged sword The true ramifications of VAT on digital products

The Electronic Services Regulations, which claimed back in certain circumstances, the that will bridge the digital divide for the came into operation on 1 April 2014, reality is that this 14% loss from certain masses and is recognized as a key factor in have been received with mixed feelings library budgets will never be recovered.” achieving the Millennium Development by those in the book and publishing Ms Laila Vahed, Chairperson of the Goals of the United Nations. To ensure sector. For some, the fact that VAT will South African National Library and that information is disseminated as widely apply to any supplier of electronic services information Consortium (SANLiC), as possible public libraries have embraced from an “export country” to any resident sums it up like this: “Because of other the digital world. The introduction of in South Africa, or where payment is pressures bearing on higher education 14% VAT will compromise access to a made from a local bank, levels the playing budgets, including the fact that state resource (public library) that is generally field rather markedly, and gives them funding for universities has not kept up thought of as ‘the poor man’s university’.” the opportunity to compete with these with enrolment growth, it is unlikely This Bill of Rights, the “Cornerstone international players. However not that libraries will be able to recover these of democracy in South Africa” states everyone is happy with the decision. losses from their relative institutional in chapter 2, 29.(b), that everyone For South African higher education funds. This will hit libraries at previously has the right to “further education, libraries, the regulations mean that they disadvantaged institutions the most, due which the state, through reasonable will lose over 40% of their purchasing to a lack of capacity to recover VAT and measures, must make progressively power, claims a recent release by The a dependency on library consortia deals available and accessible.” “Introducing Library and Information Association of where they rely on the participation of 14% VAT on digital media is at best South Africa (LIASA). “Supplying up-to- larger institutions to access material at an creating unprecedented strain on already date scholarly electronic information to affordable, reduced price.” stretched national assets and at worst is the higher education and training system “The combined effect of these events is unconstitutional,” states the release by is a library service that is essential for that higher education library purchasing the higher education library fraternity, world-class tertiary learning, teaching power has effectively been cut by over 40% represented by CHELSA, LIASA, NCLIS and research. It is also a very expensive between 2013 and 2014. Fewer resources and SANLiC, who are united in calling for service, because the majority of academic will be made available to students for a rethink on the implementation of 14% e-journals, e-books, and bibliographic learning, to lecturers for teaching and VAT on scholarly electronic information by databases (including video and image to researchers for producing world-class Treasury with effect from 1 April 2014. In databases) are published in Europe and research. Open access material does not addition the fraternity is calling for urgent, North America. (This includes research escape these challenges because the access co-ordinated and inclusive initiatives to produced by academics from South is made possible through a “producer remedy the squeeze on library assets. African universities),” states the release. pays” model that will also impact directly In a serious call for action, the com­ “Cutting edge research and teaching on library budgets. bined press release asks for the following: are dependent on access to the latest Libraries are already being forced to cut “The Department of Higher Education and published research results in these back on their planned journal and database Training and the Department of Science journals. Without such material, higher subscriptions as well as purchases of and Technology must act immediately education in South Africa will fall behind e-books and other electronic material. This by engaging with the Treasury and the the rest of the world. In fact, in an effort could mean that, on top of having access to higher education and research library to stimulate world-class research, certain less of the cutting edge publications, South fraternity to remedy the situation of higher education research funding is African researchers, lecturers and students diminishing library resources by placing a made available by the Department of will not have access to some of the research moratorium on the introduction of VAT on Higher Education and Training (DHET) produced by South African academics and scholarly electronic information, allowing on condition that academics publish researchers which is usually financed from for further engagement between Treasury, their research in prestigious, high impact, the national Fiscus.” DHET and higher education institutions, overseas journals. Ms Lucile Webster, Chairperson of working with stakeholders to find solutions Scholarly electronic information the National Council for Library and to this resource crisis such as centralised resources from overseas publishers are Information Services (NCLIS) is quick to purchasing of critical online information purchased in Euros, Dollars and Pounds point out that, “We must not forget that resources as national resources, and Sterling. The Rand has depreciated heavily public libraries also subscribe to online recycling VAT collected to subsidise library over major currencies, losing 33% of resources for the general public. After budgets directly.” its value against the Euro in two years all, the mandate of the public library is (29% against the USD). Now National to be the local gateway to knowledge, to Treasury’s 14% VAT on all electronic promote lifelong learning, independent • Joint Press Statement on VAT, CHELSA, LIASA, NCLIS, SANLiC, 18 March 2014, http://liasa.org.za material with effect from 1 April 2014 decision-making and cultural development • Digital products taxed in SA from April: Treasury, Quintin will have dire consequences on already of the individual and society at large. The Bronkhorst, 30 Jan 2013, http://mybroadband.co.za stretched budgets. While VAT can be public library is seen as the institution

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Check in @ your library Celebrating libraries in 20 years of democracy

SA Library Week, initiated in 2001 by The and information in different formats The public launch of SA Library Week, Library Information Association of South to advance research and create new hosted by LIASA in conjunction with the Africa (LIASA) is an opportunity for knowledge. City of Cape Town’s libraries, took place libraries across the county to market their • Contributing towards the develop­ in the Company’s Garden on 15 March. services in an effort to contribute to the ment of an informed nation, In celebrating this theme, library understanding of the important role that and South Africa becoming an workers across South Africa were libraries play in a democratic society. They information society. requested to identify the top twenty advance literacy, making the basic human South African books published during right of freedom of access to information This year LIASA used the Social these 20 years that reflect South African a reality, thereby promoting tolerance media networks from Facebook to life by South Africans. Zakes Mda made and respect among all South Africans. Twitter, Foursquare and YouTube, which the list and said: “I am both grateful and Annually the week preceding the 20th are widely used by libraries globally for honored for the singular ‘prize’ of having March, being the day that the first library marketing, communication with various two of my novels on the list. What makes was established in South Africa in Cape user groups and outreach. Patrons were this honor greater than the many prizes Town in 1818, is celebrated as National encouraged to take a selfie when they that I have received in my writing life is Library Week. checked in at their library during the week that this is the choice of the Librarians of “Furthermore, we celebrate Human and post it to their favourite social media South Africa, people who have their ear Rights Day on 21 March and our Bill network using the hashtag #salibraryweek to the ground as to what South Africans of Rights recognizes the freedom of and by tagging @LiasaNews. are reading.” access to information as a basic human In an ingenious effort at bringing right. We are therefore able to link an people into libraries during the period of important historical event with a crucial jam packed events, SA Library Week was • Check in @ your library, Celebrating Libraries in 20 Years of Democracy, Mandla Ntombela, LIASA National PRO, date in our new democracy.” Says a press a Fine Free Week. Any library materials www.liasa.org.za release from LIASA. returned late during Library Week were • Check in @ City Libraries, www.capetown.gov.za The theme of the week is different exempt from a fine. every year and is key in determining the activities initiated around the country as well as the message that is disseminated. Librarians Choice: Top 20 titles, 1994 – 2014 The themes have ranged from Free your (in chronological order) mind – Read! back in 2002, to Your • Long walk to freedom by Nelson • Spud by John van de Ruit, published Right to Read, Libraries: Your key to the Mandela, published by Macdonald by Penguin, 2005 future, Reading changes lives, Read in Purnell, 1994 • Thabo Mbeki: the dream deferred your language @ your library and Educate • Country of my Skull by Antje Krog, by Mark Gevisser, published by Yourself @ your library last year. published by Random House, 1998 Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2007 This years theme, Celebrating libraries • I have life: Alison’s story by Marianne • Anderkant Pontenilo by Irma Joubert, in 20 years of democracy: check in @ your Thamm, published by Penguin, 1998 published by Tafelberg, 2008 library offered an opportunity to celebrate • Disgrace by J M Coetzee, published • 13 uur by Deon Meyer, published by the role of libraries in strengthening South by Vintage, 1999 Human & Rousseau, 2008 African democracy, and also highlighted • Jamela’s Dress by Niki Daly, published • Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence how libraries are making the right to by Tafelberg, 1999 Anthony, published by Sidgwick & freedom of access to information, as • Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda, Jackson, 2009 enshrined in the Bill of Rights a reality. published by OUP, 2002 • Thula Thula by Annelie Botes, Libraries enhance nation building and • Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Mda, published by Tafelberg, 2009 community development by opening the published by OUP, 2000 • My father, my monster by McIntosh doors of learning to the entire nation. • Confessions of a gambler by Rayda Polela, published by Jacana, 2011 • Connecting people to each other, Jacobs, published by Kwela Books, • 8 Days in September by Frank learning resources, communities, 2003 Chikane, published by Picador government, the world and the • Dis ek, Anna by Elbie Lötter, Africa, 2013 environment. published by Tafelberg, 2004 • Endings & beginnings: a story of • Advancing literacy through the • Agaat by Marlene van Niekerk, healing by Redi Thlabi, published by intellectual and aesthetic development published by Tafelberg, 2004 Jacana, 2013 of all ages. • Shirley, goodness and mercy by Chris • Fostering a spirit of enquiry and van Wyk, published by Picador desire for lifelong learning. Africa, 2004 • Providing access to global knowledge

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Apps for learning Make educated choices

Emerging markets are largely driving What constitutes an of Android in Africa and South Africa educational app usage, with four of the educational app? particularly, Via Afrika has developed its countries with a larger than average market A PDF of a textbook accessed via an app apps for Android devices only, though for education apps being South Africa, on your smartphone or tablet is technically they may extend the range of devices that Kenya, Nigeria and India. This is according an educational app, but it doesn’t offer their apps work across in the future. to MEF (formerly “Mobile Entertainment much. Educational apps should facilitate Forum”, which has released the third report and encourage e-learning, not merely move Benefit of tablets in schools in its Global Consumer Insights series, this the rote learning process from a page to “E-learning technologies are designed time on mobile education. a screen. Goodman’s article put it quite for learners to engage more deeply with Apps have changed how many people succinctly: “E-learning refers to digitally the subject matter, while – crucially, in access the internet, from banking to interactive textbooks (or “e-textbooks”) today’s technology driven world – allowing reading the daily news, entertainment, and educational apps for tablet and them to become comfortable with using and, most importantly, education. Educa­ mobile phones (mostly smartphones), digital technology. But remember that just tional apps are also the most controversial, which allow learners to interact with as these apps are not a replacement for as parents are often under pressure to their learning material using audio, video educators, they also aren’t a replacement choose the best apps for their digitally and graphics.” Educational publishers for you as a parent. Even after finding the native children to spend time on. that work on developing apps that work right apps for your child, make sure that within the educational system are under you remain an active participant in their “Just because an app claims ever more pressure to produce high education. That is the only way to ensure to be ‘fun’ does not mean it quality e-learning materials. that the best of what these apps offer should be dismissed.” actually makes a positive impact on their South African solution education,” says Michelle Atagana in But not before they themselves Via Afrika Publishers recently launched a feature she did on Via Afrika for the learn to discern between apps that can an ‘augmented reality’ app for grade 10, “Built in Africa” series on Memeburn. offer their child something in terms 11, and 12 textbooks, called LivingPages. Parents and teachers should help of their education, and apps that don’t The LivingPages app works by enabling children in transferring what they (this would of course include simpler certain pages of Via Afrika textbooks to know about print reading to e-reading. considerations like American vs. British ‘come alive’ by enhancing printed books Children may not automatically apply English for reading apps, et cetera). There with digital content that can be streamed reading skills they have learned on are also different levels of engagement directly to a smart mobile device. “The traditional books to e-books, and these that one looks for across the age groups. publisher’s mobi reader allows users to skills, such as identifying the main idea Just because an app claims to be “fun” does download books into a shelf that they can and setting aside unimportant details, are not mean it should be dismissed. This is easily access. The LivingPages app gives especially crucial when reading e-books particularly true with apps for younger students the opportunity to learn through because of the profusion of distractions children. “Those apps may seem to be interactive student and video demos. they provide. doing nothing educational, but are actually Aside from the initial download Lastly, adults should ensure that developing key skills, like gross and fine of the LivingPages app, users do not children are not overusing e-book motor skills. In assessing your options, look have to be connected to the internet features like the electronic dictionary or at what the app aims to do and question to experience the rich media content the “read-to-me” option. Young readers what its relevance is in the focus area it is provided. This is vital in South Africa can often benefit from looking up the attempting to address. Most importantly, where a large number of learners do not definition of a word with a click, but make sure it fits with the learning level of have consistent access to the internet. doing it too often will disrupt reading your child”, says Micheal Goodman, Group The rural areas in South Africa fluidity and comprehension. Even content manager for Via Afrika Publishers, that mostly suffer from poor education without connecting to the dictionary, in an article on Mail & Guardian online standards are unlikely to have access children are able to glean the meaning of in April. Another factor to consider is to the smart mobile devices that have many words from context. that the quality of e-books and educational functionality that Via Afrika’s apps apps for children varies wildly. On a require. In order to broaden their reach, • Built in Africa: Via Afrika wants to use technology to parenting blog for The New York Times, the company is partnering with Breadline educate the continent, Michelle Atagana, author Annie Paul warns: “Because the Africa to launch container libraries, http://ventureburn.com • How to pick an educational app, Michael Goodman, app market allows for the distribution the de facto rural solution in South http://mg.co.za of materials without the rigorous review Africa, fully equipped with computers • Growth markets drive education apps, www.itweb.co.za • Students Reading E-Books Are Losing Out, Study process that is typical of traditional and Android tablets for students to use Suggests, Annie Murphy Paul, http://parenting.blogs. children’s book publishing, more caution is in some of the poorest schools in the nytimes.com necessary for choosing high-quality texts.” country. Due to the relative dominance

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World Book Day Taking literacy outreach to new heights in SA

World Book and Copyright Day (also who attend Nal’ibali Reading Clubs across known as International Day of the 2014 the country. Examples of reading rights are: Book or World Book Day) is a yearly • Inspiration: Children of all ages event celebrated on 23 April, initiated need people to read to them in ways by UNESCO in 1995 to promote which inspire them to want to read reading, publishing and copyright. The for themselves. Family members at connection between 23 April and books home, teachers in their classroom and was first made in 1923 by booksellers in librarians at local or school libraries Catalonia, Spain, in honour of the author should read aloud to children regularly. Miguel de Cervantes who died on that • Access to material: Children need day. The date of this historical Catalonian to easily be able to find a variety of festival is also the anniversary of the birth reading and writing materials in their and death of William Shakespeare and so immediate environment. They need the date was set. access to a large selection of story, and Nineteen years on, this international other books; whether these are owned celebration of books is gaining traction and or borrowed from school and public in South Africa, activities are coordinated libraries close enough to where they by the Centre for the Book. The SA Book­ BE SMART - live. They also need to be surrounded sellers Association is represented on the by environmental print in languages committee which works hard to ensure READ BOOKS they know and understand. every success through a nationwide poster campaign to raise awareness about the “We hope to place a copy of the charter in importance of reading. every classroom, library, staffroom, office A Door to Door Reading Campaign A place where the poetries meet. The and home,” says Bloch. “It’s wonderful a day before the actual World Book Day Cape Town Central Library also hosted that we can offer it in all 11 languages. celebrations is an outreach programme an annual Storytelling Festival on World We’re asking everyone to read it, discuss that touches the lives of people in different Book Day for 600 children. Nal’ibali, the it widely and plan how to act on it. The provinces each year. “The host province national reading-for-enjoyment campaign, charter outlines the kind of nurturing identifies a needy township, village or launched a Charter on Children’s Literacy role we have to rise to as adults to farm area to target. Books are donated Rights on World Book Day. The charter, support children into a culture of reading to schools, pre-schools and libraries in freely available in all 11 official South and writing. It’s a challenge to join the area. On the day of the campaign, African languages as a poster or download, Nal’ibali and get reading and writing, no campaigners consisting of librarians, highlights the range of literacy experiences matter what age you are,” she concludes. authors, celebrities; politicians and others, all children should have to best enable The charter was launched officially walk down streets distributing books to them to learn to read and write. at Constitution Hill on World Book Day local communities,” says Sonwabile Kanzi It is also a guide for adults, who with renowned local storyteller, Chris in an official release. are their children’s first teachers, to do van Wyk, and human rights activist, Apart from the official celebrations, what they can to put the conditions and Elinor Sisulu, together with 100 children World Book Day is marked by hundreds resources in place to ensure all children from local schools and their parents. of fantastic book events all over the have equal access to their right to become Partners including Biblionef, National country—from school book swaps and fully literate citizens. Professional Teacher’s Organisation of dressing-up days to online activities like “Literacy is the foundation of edu­ca­ South Africa (NAPTOSA), LIASA, Van The Biggest Book Show on Earth, which tion and a significant gateway to oppor­ Schaik, the Centre for the Book, SA streamed readings by popular children’s tunities for success and fulfilment as an Booksellers and The Bookery pledged authors direct to schools on the day. adult in the modern world,” comments their support in circulating the poster. The organisers of Open Book co- Carole Bloch, director of PRAESA (the Members of the public are encou­ ordinated a Poetry Slam with the Central Project for the Study of Alternative raged to download a copy of the charter Library and In Zync Poetry Sessions for the Education in South Africa) – a driving in any language from www.nalibali.org or first time this year. The session included partner in the Nal’ibali campaign. email [email protected] to request a copy. the influential poets: Coco Putuma, The charter comprises 11 rights. It is Rimestein, MCVerrassings and Kadija based on sound evidence from research, • World Book Day Celebrations press release, Sonwabile Sesay (also known as Kadija George). The input received from the South African Kanzi, www.nlsa.ac.za event mixed a diversity of performances public, fellow literacy organisations and • Nal’ibali to launch a Charter on Children’s Literacy Rights on World Book Day, www.publicityupdate.co.za and poetical styles, staying true to the experts – as well as from the children, • Open Books Poetry Slam, www.openbookfestival.co.za motto of the InZync Poetry Sessions – reading club facilitators and volunteers

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Nalibali’s great success World Read Aloud Day

Every year on the first Wednesday of March, LitWorld calls global attention to the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories through World Read Aloud Day. “By raising our voices together on this day we show the world’s children that we support their future: that they have the right to read, to write, and to share their stories,” says the organization. WRAD 2014 was celebrated by millions of people in over 75 countries. Considering that worldwide at least 793 million people remain illiterate, it is an amazing number. “Our advocacy on and leading up to WRAD received coverage from over 300 describes how stories began – all those were given their own copies of the story online news publications with a combined years ago. to take home with them.” readership of over 50 million. The growth “To help us share the magic of the story “With a focus on collaboration to of our movement can be attributed in online, and in a variety of languages, a tackle the literacy crisis in SA, Nal’ibali large part to our social media campaign number of Nal’ibali friends read the story is fortunate to have the support of and WRADvocate Ambassadors. out loud for children and their families to local, regional and corporate partners, Together our tweets and posts were seen enjoy. Readers included Zolani Mahola of all helping to connect children and by over 18 million people.” Freshlyground, Nobuhle Mngcwengi from caregivers to books and stories in a range In South Africa, the Nal’ibali reading- Xhosa Fundis and Nal’ibali’s very own of languages. This year, The Principals for-enjoyment campaign celebrated Cluster Mentors, who each told a part of Academy, and the National Professional World Read Aloud Day by inviting all the story in a different language to weave a Teacher’s Organisation of South Africa adults in South Africa to read aloud magical multilingual online story tapestry. (NAPTOSA) all came on board to share the same story on the same day. The “To further bring the story to life, the story with their networks. They drive was not only an opportunity to a few lucky children in Cape Town, were joined by Nal’ibali media partners, raise awareness about the importance of including members from the Young Sowetan LIVE and Jet Club, as well as reading aloud to grow children’s literacy Authors Club – an Athlone-based reading Kagiso Media’s Howsit MSN portal. skills, but also a chance to release another club that is part of the Nal’ibali network SABC Educationshared the story over the story as part of the campaign’s objective of clubs – were treated to a special reading airwaves in Afrikaans, English, isiVenda, to supply and connect people with a by the author herself at the Cape Town isiTswana, isiSwati and isiTsonga on X-K range of appropriate material for children Central Library. The library went one FM, SAfm, Phalaphala FM,Motsweding in their home languages. step further in support of the drive by FM, Ligwalagwala FM and Munghana “We also wanted to see if we could calling on other libraries and librarians Lonene FM. break our previous read-aloud record … in their network and, in total, another In addition, local partner FunDza, In 2013, caregivers in SA read aloud to 444 children enjoyed the story in Western offered the story in all 11 languages to its 13,401 children through the campaign’s Cape libraries on the same day. followers on Mxit. Whilst WorldReader annual World Read Aloud Day drive. But, these weren’t the only children shared the story with its audiences This year, caregivers signed up to read who enjoyed having the story read aloud throughout the developing world by aloud from far and wide – some even as to them on March 5. Nal’ibali Cluster making sure users with low-end phones far afield as Burkina Faso and Georgia, Mentors organized read-aloud events at could access it. To date, the story has USA – helping us to break last year’s schools, early childhood development been ranked 41 out of 3,000.” record. We are excited to announce that, centres, libraries and reading clubs in the collectively, South Africans were proud to six provinces where they operate, namely: read aloud to 47,902 children!” KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape, the • South Africans help set new read aloud record, The children’s story, a traditional Western Cape, Gauteng, the Free State http://nalibali.org • World Read Aloud Day: March 5th, 2014, isiZulu tale retold by Wendy Hartmann, and Limpopo. Together, they shared the www.litworld.org/wrad/ provided the ideal story for the day, as it story with over 25,000 children, who

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Brackenfell, Cape Town Idutywa Bookshop 121 Richardson Road, Dutywa co.za 047 489 1154 2 Cheviot Place, Bonnie Doon, 043 735 7138 Books Etc [email protected] [email protected] East London 043 735 4138 Ikwezi Computers & D2 Textile Road, Vulindela Heights, [email protected] 047 531 0006 Books Only 366 Kent Road, Ferndale, Randburg [email protected] 011 326 0069 Stationers Mthatha Shop N61 Cape Gate Shopping 2 Xalanga Street, Southerwood, capegate@exclusive-books. [email protected] 047 531 4745 Books@Cape Gate Centre, Cnr Okavango & De Bron 021 981 2124 Imizamo Trading 123 co.za Mthatha Rd, Brackenfell 127 York Road, Meakers Building, Impumelelo Bookshop [email protected] 079 797 2658 Books@Blue Route Shop G128, Blue Route Mall, Tokai 021 712 5898 Mthatha Shop 66 Mooi River Mall, Cnr Ina Booksellers & No. 50 Makaula Avenue, Mbuqe [email protected] 047 535 7762 Books@Mooi River Govan Mbeki & Nelson Mandela, 018 293 3112 Stationers Park, Mthatha Potchefstroom ulwazilwandile@vodamail. Iqhayiya Bookshop 179 Will Street, Tsolo 083 259 9436 Shop S0180 Westgate Shopping co.za Books@Westgate Centre, 120 Ontdekkers Road, 011 768 8104 mvelasemfingwana69@ Shop 9, AMCA Centre, Metropolitan 039 253 1586 Roodepoort Irwing 623 Stationers gmail.com Shop L53, Westwood Shopping Building, Lusikisiki 047 532 4888 westwood@exclusive-books. [email protected] Books@Westwood Centre, 16 Lincoln Terrace, 031 266 6492 F26 Main Street, Office No 11, co.za Isingqi Projects cc [email protected] 082 051 8536 Westville Bizana Hyde Square Lower Level, cnr 2323 DDT Jabavu Street, Isisele Booksellers [email protected] 082 372 8871 Booktalk Jan Smuts Avenue 7 North Road, [email protected] 011 325 2267 Southridge Park, Mthatha Hyde Park 14 Boboyi Street, Kwanobuhle, Shop 10, Cascades Centre, Itaweb [email protected] 977 6200 Bookworld [email protected] 033 347 1361 Uitenhage Pietermaritzburg Shop 2, 228 Effingham Road, J. R. Behari cc 031 563 8751 220 Voortrekker Road, Monument, 011 954 5273 Redhill Bothma Boekhandelaars [email protected] Krugersdorp 1739 403 Mzaza Building, Main Street, Jaytee Stationers [email protected] 039 255 1809 [email protected] Mount Frere Breakthru Investments 9 Prestwich Avenue, Mthatha 047 532 5444 [email protected] Juta Bookshop: Head Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, [email protected] 021 659 2300 Bright Future Marketing Office Claremont Unit 3 Vista Park, 111 Marshall brightfuturemarketing@ Publishers and 031 502 3287 4th Floor 11 Adderley Bldg, Drive, Mount Edgecombe telkomsa.net Kalahari.net [email protected] 021 468 9200 Booksellers 11 Adderley Street, Cape Town Shop 24 Highland Mews Centre, Shop No. 1, 270 Main Street (Siza BT Boeke [email protected] 013 692 4814 Keletso Bookshop [email protected] 039 737 3675 Klipfontein, Witbank Hardware Building), Mount Fletcher Business Technology [email protected] Kenart Stationers 6 Union Street, Empangeni [email protected] 035 772 1921 7 Tylden Street, Queenstown 045 839 2183 Centre [email protected] Khanyisa Bookshop 62 Cumberland Road, Mthatha [email protected] 047 532 2926 [email protected] Khulani Bookshop 11 A North Street, East London [email protected] 043 743 5129 C N A Edgardale (Head Edgardale Head Office, 1 Press 011 495 6795 msnow@@edcon.co.za 33 Deodalene Street, Goss Bus Office) Avenue, Crown Mines (M Snow) Khumbi Trading [email protected] 039 253 1663 [email protected] Rank, Lusikisiki [email protected] Caxton Books 21 Warrington Road, Kenilworth 021 683 6654 Komani Stationers 109 Cathcart Road, Queenstown [email protected] 045 838 3455 [email protected] L. J. Armstrong Royal Court, 42 11th Street, 62 Queen Victoria Street, [email protected] 011 485 1337 Centre for the Book cbreceptionnlsa.ac.za 021 423 2669 Booksellers Orange Grove Cape Town Langa Bookshop 82 Main Street, Flagstaff [email protected] 039 252 0181 [email protected] Clarke’s Bookshop 199 Long Street, Cape Town 021 423 5739 [email protected] www.clarkesbooks.co.za LAPA Uitgewers 380 Bosman Street, Pretoria 012 401 0700 www.lapa.co.za Shop A8, Bellville Business Park, Coalition [email protected] 021 949 8220 33 Deodarlane, Lusikisiki [email protected] 039 253 1447 Voortrekker Road, Bellville Learn and Teach 66 Carr Street The Mills, 3rd Floor, Cornea Boeke 9 Van Riebeeck Street, Groblersdal [email protected] 013 262 4188 Learning Channel [email protected] 011 639 0179 Newtown Denosa 605 Church Street, Arcadia, Preoria [email protected] 012 343 2315 Lelomso Booksellers No 26 Fuller Street, Butterworth [email protected] 047 491 8360

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

Lemur Books [email protected] 011 907 2029 Sakhisiwe Booksellers 302 Bashee Street, Cala [email protected] 072 416 7565 14 Gleneagle Complex, Epsom Shop 2, cnr Whach & Richardson Liko T Suppliers [email protected] 043 735 2907 Road, Stirling Sankomsi Booksellers Road, Nombambela Complex, [email protected] 076 689 2292 Luto Booksellers 98 Main Street, Kokstad [email protected] 039 727 5134 Idutywa Lwazi Booksellers & 1st Floor, Metropole Plaza, 10 Portland Road, Philippi lwazibookseller.telkomsa.net 021 372 4700 SAPnet [email protected] 021 853 3564 Stationery 98 Beach Road, Strand Shop No 11B Choice Plaza, [email protected] Lystar Bookshop [email protected] 072 990 9438 Sasfin Premier Logistics 90 Electron Avenue, Isando 011 573 9000 Matatiele, Mthatha www.premierfreight.co.za Shop 2 GGR Centre, 224 Main F11 Silverberg Terrace, Steenberg M. G. Redhi Booksellers [email protected] 032 945 1240 Road, Tongaat Scholars Bookshop Office Park, Silverwood Close, [email protected] 021 700 2578 Westlake 015482 ask Maanege Bookshop Ga-Nchabeleng Sikho Booksellers & C 19 Philippi Complex, Philippi for 1211 [email protected] 021 371 5599 Services Industria, Philippi Maclear Wholesale 4 Balfour Road, Vincent, 5247, [email protected] 043 726 5256 Simema Trading & 36 Monticola Estate, Muller St Stationers East London [email protected] 083 654 0996 Investments South, Buccleuch Makafundwe Stationery 20 Grahamstown Road, Sydenham, 041 484 5002 [email protected] 4 Cavendish Road, Vincent, [email protected] & Print Port Elizabeth / 4229 Simo Solutions 043 721 0060 East London [email protected] Mamarie Educational 30 Main Street, Flagstaff [email protected] 039 252 0051 Booksellers Sixbar Trading 1 Eagle Street, Mthatha [email protected] 047 531 1461 Siyancedana Copiers & Maranatha Booksellers 37 High Street, Grahamstown [email protected] 046 622 8029 41 Leeds Road, Mthatha [email protected] 047 532 4303 Stationers & Service 69A Voortrekker Street, Bellville [email protected] 021 949 0842 Sizwe Books 343 Cape Road, Newton Park [email protected] 041 365 1960 St. Francis College, Abbot Francis Marianhill Book Depot [email protected] 031 700 2824 488 Phoenix Parkway, Road, Marianhill Sky Information Suppliers [email protected] 011 468 2571 Kyalami Estate 82 Susan Way, Brentwood Park, Masiqhame Trading cc [email protected] 021 955 6647 Mnzeba Administrative Area, Blue Downs, 7100 SLAA Bookshop [email protected] 073 424 6527 Spundu Location, Mount Ayliff Matatiele Office National 114 High Street, Matatiele [email protected] 039 737 4310 Eco Stop Centre, Ground Floor, [email protected] MB Books 14 Barnard Street, Bellville 021 949 8264 South Cape Academic Block A, c/o Langenhoven & [email protected] [email protected] 044 874 7551 Supplies Witfontein Rds, Heatherlands, Medibooks 3 Wadley Road, Umbilo, Durban [email protected] 031 205 5851 George LCM Ludidi Building, 63 Madeira [email protected] or Million Pages [email protected] 047 534 2631 Spectra Upfront 32 Bushell Street, Queenstown 045 838 1873 Street, Mthatha [email protected] 225 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parktown Minerva Books [email protected] 011 442 4433 Spindrift12 Bookshop No 10 Pote Street, Maclear [email protected] 072 490 2556 North Star Bookshop 306 Main Road, Engcobo [email protected] 047 531 0129 36 15th Street, Malboro, Morgan & Mann [email protected] 011 262 2000 Sterkspruit Bookshop 57 Main Street, Sterkspruit [email protected] 051 611 0327 Johannesburg 3rd Floor, Unit 24, 270 Stamford Mqetse Trading Enterprise [email protected] 047 535 0498 Sunray Stationers [email protected] 031 303 3490 Hill Road, Durban N&M Bookshop 150 Plantation Road, Cofimvaba [email protected] 047 874 0012 53 Commercial Road, Louis Surat Trading [email protected] 015 516 3981 National Office Supplies 68 Victoria Street, Durban 031 306 2732 Trichardt Nazipasi Stationers Plantation Road, Cofimvaba [email protected] 047 874 0012 Shop 6A Choice Plaza, 28 Jagger SWBS Bookshop [email protected] 082 487 2911 On the Dot Building, Sacks Circle, Street, Matatiele NB Library Service nblibrary@naspers.com 021 918 8638 Bellville South Tabankulu Bookshop 201 Intsizwa Street, Mt Ayliff [email protected] 039 254 0705 New Edition Bookshop 10 High Street, Butterworth [email protected] 047 491 0695 Floor 7, Atlantic Centre, Nkqubela Phambili Skills Cnr Christian Barnard and Louis Erf No 149 Maluti [email protected] 039 256 0557 Takealot online [email protected] 087 820 5000 Centre Gradner Roads, Foreshore, 3 Turner Place, Breydbach, King Cape Town Nonqubelae Rasmeni [email protected] 083 491 5339 William’s Town Tasiw Enterprises 6A Harold Crescent, Beacon Bay [email protected] 043 748 5467 [email protected] 67 Grand Court, Vodacom On the Dot Distribution Sacks Circle, Bellville 021 918 8500 TFAM Communications [email protected] 011 824 5890 [email protected] Boulevard, Midrand 2nd Floor No 24, Metro Building, 20 Caspian Street, Westcliff One Nation Booksellers [email protected] 039 253 1061 The Complete Bookshop [email protected] 031 401 3561 Lusikisiki Chatsworth One Price Store Matatiele 92 Long Street, Matatiele [email protected] 039 737 4587 31 Sissons Street, Fort Gale, The Grand Bookshop [email protected] 047 532 3275 Paul Roos Grounds, Suidwal, Mthatha Oom Polla se Winkel [email protected] 021 887 7149 Stellenbosch Top Ten Stationery Erf 1205, Skiti Road, Maluti [email protected] 039 256 0677 Our Bookshop & 12 Peters Road, DMC Mini, No 1 Eagle Street, Mthatha [email protected] 047 531 1461 Stationers Tower City Trading 323 cc Factories, Unit 3, Springfield Park, [email protected] 086 111 5277 Padayachee Bros 83 King Chaka Street, Stanger [email protected] 032 551 1159 Durban Shop 4 Choice Plaza, 28 Jagger buchhandlung@naumann. Page First [email protected] 039 737 3998 Ulrich Naumann 17 Burg Street, Cape Town 021 423 7832 Street, Matatiele co.za 22 Graham Road, Southernwood, [email protected] Paperback Shack 28A Oxford Street, East London [email protected] 043 742 0670 Uluntu Education & Skills 043 722 9185 East London [email protected] Box 4, Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Uluvolwami General Block B18 Comsec, Old Paperight [email protected] 021 671 1278 [email protected] 043 722 4568 Street, Claremont Trading Grahamstown Road, Sydenham Paradise Stationers 12 Bell Road, Vincent, East London [email protected] 043 727 0006 Umnotho Enterprises 67 Crompton Street, Pinetown [email protected] 031 701 5074 2 Currie Street, Quigney, East Shop no 3 NBS Centre, cnr Maxwell PBFET Booksellers [email protected] 043 722 3640 Umtapo Booksellers [email protected] 035 772 2572 London & Union Streets, Empangeni Head Office, 12 Bell Road, Vincent, 27 Rue de Jacqueline Road, [email protected] Philani Bookshop [email protected] 043 726 7442 University Bookshop 021 852 5903 East London Somerset West [email protected] Pickwick Books [email protected] 041 581 2741 045 932 2110 No.1 Winchester Mews, 23 Lena Uyonel Bookshop No 39 Van Riebeeck Street, Maclear [email protected] Pillow Books [email protected] 031 202 5984 084 911 5574 Ahrens Road, Glenwood, Durban [email protected] Van Schaik Bookstore 2nd Floor East Wing, Delphi Arena, 021 918 8400 262 Voortrekker Road, Shoprite [email protected] Pimp My Book [email protected] 021 911 5061 Head Office 1 Old Oak Road, Tyger Valley /8408 Park, Parow [email protected] Shop 6 L, Rosebank Mews, [email protected] 11th Floor, 40 Heerengracht, Play & Schoolroom 011 788 1304 Via Afrika Publishers [email protected] 021 406 3528 173 Oxford Road, Rosebank [email protected] Cape Town Tilly’s Building, 40 Cloete Street, [email protected] Vivlia Publishers & President Bookshop 047 531 0319 1 Amanda Avenue, Lea Glen, Florida [email protected] 011 472 3912 Libode [email protected] Booksellers Prestige Bookseller & 65 Victoria Street, Durban 031 306 2733 Vryheid Bookstore 184 Church Street, Vryheid [email protected] 034 982 2671 Stationers New Carlton Hotel, Main Street, Vumani-sabela@vodamail. Vumani-Subela 039 255 1918 Pro Visions Books 37F Ordnance Road, Durban [email protected] 031 337 2112 Mount Frere co.za prosperitybookshop@ thandeka.singata@ Prosperity Bookshop Doti Location, Dutywa 047 489 2182 Vuyani Bookshop 46 Kings Street, Butterwoth 047 491 3060 telkomsa.net za.sabmiller.com [email protected] vuyolwethubookshop@ Protea Boekwinkel 1067 Burnett Street, Menlo Park 012 362 5683 Vuyolwethu Bookshop 28 West Street, Matatiele 039 259 0252 [email protected] gmail.com Rainbow Academic Unit 15 & 16, 1 Pinewood Road, Western Cape School 1C Coronation Court, 9 van Wyk [email protected] 031 500 1579 [email protected] 021 511 3459 Bookshop cc Ottowa, Verulam Supplies Street, Maitland rainbow_booksellers@yahoo. Unit F6, Prime Park Mocke Street pjrwilliams@wilstanbooks. Rainbow Booksellers 340 Kings Road, Dutywa 047 489 1205 Wilstan Book Supplies 021 706 7818 com Diepriver co.za 047 5770 186 Suite 6, 23 Rotherfield Road, [email protected] Red Ochre Stationers Main Street, Elliotdale, Mqanduli [email protected] Wordsworth Head Office 021 797 5664 047 573 000 Plumstead [email protected] 32 Errol Sprigg Street, Vulindlela 082 487 2911 Redcliff42 Bookshop [email protected] 047 531 3592 Yolsterz Bookshop Shop No 11, Choice Plaza, Matatiele [email protected] Heights, Mthatha 072 990 9438 Regent Corporate 31 Amery Crescent, Summerstrand, [email protected] 041 583 6564 zintle.ncokazi@sanlam4u. Administrators Port Elizabeth [email protected] 14 Rollnick Court, Western Road, co.za Zeenco Trading cc 041 392 5561 Rynew Educational [email protected] Port Elizabeth gladman.ncokazi@sanlam4u. 1 A De Wet Street, Bellville South 021 951 6904 Enterprises [email protected] co.za Douglas Smith, High Way Buffalo, S A Copiers & Stationers 12 Durham Street, Mthatha [email protected] 047 531 0163 Zibuzele Booksellers [email protected] 043 733 8015 East London

If you would like to find out more about becoming a member of theS outh African Booksellers’ Association, contact: Samantha Faure, Tel: 021 945 1572, Email: [email protected], PO Box 870, Bellville, 7535

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