24 Jun 2013
At a fabulous awards evening in Christchurch last night the book industry celebrated the achievements of the bookselling and publishing industry.
Lincoln Gould, CEO of Booksellers NZ, made a surprise announcement of the inclusion of a New Zealand Book Industry Lifetime Achievement Award. The inaugural recipient was named as Graham Beattie, long-time bookseller, publisher and book blogger at http://beattiesbookblog.blogspot.co.nz.
The publisher winners are:
Nielsen Award for Promotional and Sales Support
Random House NZ
Nielsen Award for New Zealand Publishing
Random House NZ
Nielsen Award for Sales Rep of the Year: North Island
Anna Applin (Archetype/Allen & Unwin) and Helen Raos (Hachette NZ)
Nielsen Award for Sales Rep of the Year: South Island
Peter Levy (HarperCollins Publishers NZ)
Nielsen Award for Publisher of the Year
Random House NZ
The bookseller winners are…
Nielsen Regional Bookshop of the Year: North Island
The Children's Bookshop, Wellington
Nielsen Regional Bookshop of the Year: South Island
Paper Plus Northlands, Christchurch
Nielsen Group Bookshop of the Year
Paper Plus Coastlands, Paraparaumu
Nielsen Independent Bookshop of the Year
Page & Blackmore Booksellers, Nelson
