Name of company:
Bookreps New Zealand Ltd
Contact(s) and details:
Susan Holmes
Email: susan@bookreps.co.nz
Address and location:
2/39 Woodside Avenue, Northcote 0627 Auckland New Zealand
P.O. Box 34 989 Birkenhead Auckland 0746 New Zealand
Phone +64 9 419 2635
Fax +64 9 419 2634
15 mins by car N of Auckland CBD, across Auckland Harbour Bridge on north shore
Website address:
Geographical coverage:
New Zealand
General description including areas of specialism, if any:
- Long-standing (1996) independent distributor of a wide range of non-fiction
- Agencies include publishers from Australia, United Kingdom and United States
- Shareholding connection with John Reed Books, Australia (see JRB entry)
- Sell into all channels, including local online retail
- Booksellers regularly visit, particularly in busy seasons, to buy on a ‘cash-and carry’ basis.
- Particularly strong in the gift market
Warehousing facility and location:
On site
Policy and criteria for distributed list selection, if any:
General and niche non-fiction lists considered. Compatible company ethos an important factor.
Sales and marketing team details:
6 commission reps (3 in each of North and
South islands of NZ), one covering special sales
Normal business model(s) for distributor trading:
Mostly firm sale, consignment for more specialist lists
Stocking and replenishment policy:
Sea freight, drop-shipments from East Asia printers, strong commitment to local backlist stockholding
Use of local printing and Print on Demand (POD):
N/A
Lead times for new title information ahead of overseas pub:
Flexible, but high quality sales material from publishers crucial