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BOOKSHOP
CATALOGUE
ISSUE NUMBER 17
SPRING 2011
THE ESSENTIAL RETAIL BUYER’S GUIDE FOR BOOKSELLERS
BOOKSHOP
CATALOGUE
COVER
Really Wild
Really Wild have taken sound
card technology to a new and
exciting level by featuring the
accurate call of popular British
birds with the RSPB and the
sound of the wild with a fabulous
new range of endangered
species with the WWF.
SSS Dublin
Knightstone Publishing
Board Envelopes
Full range of calendar envelopes
in stock. Available in 6 stunning
colours plus traditional white.
Custom sizes and full colour
overprinting also available.
The first book by a senior British
officer to condemn British and
US strategy-making in Iraq and
Afghanistan. The author has a
rapidly growing media presence
as a defence expert. He regularly
appears in the media, writing for
the Times newspaper and
appearing on national radio.
For the 2012 Olympics – why not
put your name and olympic logo
on a beautiful booklight. Check
out the award winning range of
Zelco Book Lights and Reading
Aids from the design classic ‘Itty
Bitty Book Light’ to the latest
Max 5 LED Book Light.
These are essential reading
accessories for your customers.
Roger La Borde
Ottoline gets her own Petit la
Borde Stationery. Chris Riddle’s
not-too-reluctant girl adventurer
loves solving tricky problems
and recording her experiences
meticulously in her journal. Now
her fans can keep a track of
comings and goings in their own
Big Cities with Ottoline lockable
diaries, journals, stickers and
cards from petit la borde.
Thomas Cook are the experts in
travel and for over 135 years
have inspired travellers with
travel guide books that unlock
the secrets of destinations
around the world.
Aztec Retail
Aztec Retail brings 28 years
experience in designing and
installing Retail Solutions to
assist you in implementing
leading edge solutions that will
provide you with real competitive
advantage in the High Street.
Full Colour Black
INCLUDES 100’S OF IDEAS FOR BOOKS AND GIFTS YOU SHOULD BE STOCKING THIS YEAR
SPECIAL FOCUS FEATURES
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Thomas Cook
John Catt Educational Ltd
Everything you need to know
about taking a gap-year, year out
or career break. It deals with how
to prepare for your gap and how
to cope with life after a gap.
Spring 2011
FullColourBlack.com are fast
becoming one of the key
Greeting Card companies
bookshops throughout the
country are stocking. Their
excellent personal service,
superb ranges and speedy
delivery are only three
reasons why they are highly
recommended. They have no
minimum order level, meaning
you can try as few as you like.
They also supply free window
posters for their massive range
of Banksy cards which literally
brings customers into your shop
direct from the street.
Top That! Publishing
Top That! books cater for
pre-school children to adults
and are designed to promote
child development, enrich
relationships, and foster
creativity and imagination.
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Vision Antics
The best of contemporary
stationery, journals, calendars
and other products from America
and England for the mind
body and spirit.
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BOOKSHOP
CATALOGUE
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Spring 2011 issue of The Book Shop
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Catalogue – the essential retail buyers guide for Booksellers.
With over 100 companies featured – the Book Shop
Catalogue will bring to you the most up to date information
SERVICES
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EXHIBITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
INTERNET / WEB GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
SHOPFITTING / DISPLAY / EPOS / ELECTRONIC DATA .13
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on a wide range of publisher’s latest titles, products and
BOOKS
services for UK booksellers.
USING THE BOOK SHOP CATALOGUE
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AUDIO / CD / DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
CELEBRITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
CHILDREN’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
FICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
MODERN HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
NON-FICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Finding products
GIFTS
The Book Shop Catalogue also features new gift and
greeting card ranges tailored specifically for your
type of outlet.
Presented in full colour A4 format, with colourcoded
sections you can choose new titles and product ranges at
your leisure. By using the comprehensive product index
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GIFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
GREETING CARDS & STATIONERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
CALENDARS & DIARIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
PUZZLES / GAMES / TOYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
INDEX
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ADVERTISERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
PRODUCT GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
guide – you can select areas of particular interest and
suppliers of specific products with ease.
Company/Product profiles
Each company in the catalogue is featured in full colour
with latest titles and product descriptions, full contact
The Book Shop Catalogue Spring 2011
information and Reader Enquiry Number.
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Placing Orders/Further Information
To place orders or obtain further information on titles,
products or services within The Book Shop Catalogue simply
contact the companies or distributors directly or alternatively
use our rapid enquiry service.
Reader Enquiry Service
Using the Pre-paid reader enquiry service is easy –
simply, put your details on the Reader Enquiry Card at the
front of this issue, circle the enquiry numbers you want more
information on, then mail it or fax it to us. We will process the
enquiries and pass them to the relevant companies.
The companies will then contact you directly to assess
your requirements.
Remember –
The Book Shop Catalogue is published by
IMS Publications Ltd. Enterprise Way, Grovebury Road,
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4SZ.
Tel: 01525 853700. Fax: 01525 852111.
Email: artwork@imsguides.co.uk
www.imsguides.co.uk
Publishers:
Finbar Dineen & Scott Moseley.
Advertisement Sales:
Juliet Heather
Designer:
Finbar Dineen
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Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information in this
catalogue was correct at the time of going to press, the publishers
cannot accept liability for any errors or omissions. Views of
advertisers and contributors within this catalogue do not necessarily
reflect those of the publishers.
the reader enquiry service is free of charge.
Spring 2011
Enquiry Number 100
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FOCUS ON CHILDRENS RODUCTS
FOCUS
ON CHILDRENS
PRODUCTS
FOCUS ON CHILDRENS RODUCTS
Eggbert’s Adventures
The Clever Box Club
Blackbird Games
Aurora World
Tactic Games
Top That! Publishing
The series has been illustrated
by the worlds leading childrens
artist and written by best selling
childrens author Paul Gustafson.
The series is suitable for children
of all ages. Endorsed by Sir Cliff
Richard, Chris Tarrant and Colin
Dexter.
The Clever Box Club, designed
by an architect with children of
her own, is a unique toy for
children, using simple cardboard
boxes of different shapes, sizes
and colour together with the pack
kit the child can create a unique
and wonderful plaything. They
are a fantastic way of stimulating
children’s minds, encouraging
creative and imaginative play.
All boxes can be flat packed
after play and stored in the
packaging box provided.
Children’s party games and
treasure hunts for up to 36
players. Retail price £4.95.
Inexpensive, ready-prepared,
hassle free entertainment for a
children’s party at home or in a
hired hall. Eye catching and
easy to display in existing card
display units.
Aurora World is delighted to
announce the launch of our
fabulous Maisy range. This well
known and much loved childrens
character has been brought to
life by their in-house designers.
Never seen before, Maisy and
all of her friends in the softest
cuddly plush. With 29 million
books sold worldwide in 29
languages this is sure to be
a big hit for 2011.
www.auroraworld.com
Tactic’s new memory game
display offers twelve different
games. The SRP for each
game for children 3 years
plus is £3.99. The display holds
eight of each game. Carriage
paid delivery for one display
is £159.36.
Top That! Publishing Plc is an
award-winning, independent
book publisher located beside
the river Deben in Woodbridge,
Suffolk, UK. Founded in
September 1999, this innovative
company has published over
2000 titles in the UK and around
the world. Top That! books cater
for pre-school children to adults
and are designed to promote
child development, enrich
relationships, and foster
creativity and imagination.
Onlywomen Press Ltd
Ringo sees his mum vanish into
a puff of smoke during a house
cleaning frenzy. He embarks on
a journey to find her with the
help of a super-hero only to find
the solution to his search rested
with him all along.
The Art of Food
Conversation
With childhood obesity an
epidemic in the developed world,
and eating damaging lives, food
is a vital subject for educators’
attention. The Art of Food
Conversation is the ideal way to
unlock curiosity, focusing on
what really matters about the
food going onto our plates and
into our mouths. This delightful
resource may be used in a
variety of ways with all
ages, serving up over 300
culinary entrees to food
communication, with a
comprehensive guidebook
complete with fascinating, funny
and educational endnotes.
Veritas Publications
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FOCUS ON CHILDRENS RODUCTS
Veritas Publications publishes
religious education textbooks for
primary and post-primary
schools. Their primary school
textbooks are used in schools
throughout Scotland, as well as
in Ireland. As well as standard
resources such as the Irish
Catholic Directory and the
Liturgical Calendar, which we
publish every year, we also
publish a wide range of titles
in a number of categories,
such as theology, scripture,
prayer, spirituality, parenting,
counselling, liturgical resources
and social issues.
Reardon Publishing
Fangs Rule by Amy Mah. Amy is
a new and very funny author who
blogs about her life as a modern
vampire trying to put up with both
humans and fellow vampires.
The author Amy has been
transformed into a manga
character by the art of Heby Sim,
real photos were changed into
the wonderful images you will
see in her books.
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Indepenpress Publishing
Roger La Borde
New Iconic kids ranges from
Petit La Borde. Some of the
most original creations in
children’s publishing – Neal
Layton’s woolly mammoths
(Oscar and Arabella) and Chris
Riddle’s girl adventurer Ottoline,
arrive on Petit La Borde cards
and stationery this Spring, as
does the great visual and literary
icon of kids books, Dr Seuss.
Indepenpress Publishing Ltd is
the company that houses many
imprints. A large range of
childrens books are available see www.indepenpress.co.uk
Bananagrams
PAIRS in PEARS is a word
construction game for ages six
and up where players race to
make pairs of connecting words
in matching patterns. PAIRS in
PEARS comes in a pear-shaped
cloth pouch, containing four full
alphabet sets in four beautiful
distinct patterns. The game
provides educational fun for
children learning vowels and
consonants, alphabetical order,
word construction and pattern
recognition.
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Orchard Toys
Orchard Toys is a leading manufacturer of educational puzzles
and games for children aged
between 18 months and 12
years, with a reputation for excellence of design, manufacture and
service. All the board used for
games, puzzles and product
packaging is 100% recycled. The
paper used for printed covers is
sourced from sustainable forests
and coated with a water-based
varnish and all are manufactured
in the UK.
Wild and Wolf
Mr Men and Little Miss by Wild
and Wolf. A brilliant collection
of Mr Men and Little Miss mugs
and water bottles, taken from the
terrific books by Roger
Hargreaves and BBC cartoons.
Winner of Gift of the Year 2010,
Wild and Wolf introduce four new
fantastic mug designs for 2011
including Mr Perfect, Little Miss
Fun, Mr Clever and Little Miss
Princess. Available in April 2011.
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Soma Books Ltd
Publishers and distributors of
bilingual books for children.
Soma also import books for
adults from South Asia on a wide
range of subjects, and are the
UK distributors for a number of
leading Indian publishers.
www.somabooks.co.uk
www.childrens-books.uk.com
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SHOP-EQUIP
SERVICES
AZTEC
MICROSLAT
NAME BADGES
Spring 2011
Enquiry Number 101
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SERVICES
MicroSlat International Ltd
MicroSlat is a strong, versatile
aluminium slatwall system that
accommodates all standard slatwall
accessories. The product has been
established since 1998 and the
Company specialises in providing
an extensive range of standard
and custom-made furniture and
display equipment for retail and
library environments.
MicroSlat International Ltd, Units F13 -F14 Morton Park,
Darlington, Co Durham, DL1 4PQ.
Tel: 01325 351276. Fax: 01325 468179.
Email: sales@microslat.com www.microslat.com
Enquiry Number 102
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Enquiry Number 104
HONNO
BOOKS
VELOCE PUBLISHING
EGGBERT’S ADVENTURES
INDEPENPRESS
Enquiry Number 114
Spring 2011
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BOOKS l NON-FICTION
BOOKS l TRAVEL
BOOKS l NON-FICTION
Enquiry Number 143
Enquiry Number 142
Enquiry Number 144
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Enquiry Number 141
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GIFTS
HELLO! LUCKY
MADE BY B
PADBLOCKS
TACTIC GAMES
Spring 2011
Enquiry Number 193
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GREETING CARDS & STATIONERY l GIFTS
GIFTS l GIFTWARE
The Anne Cotterill Collection
made by b
Fine art greetings cards and prints
hand stamped cards for all occasions
made by b products include greeting cards, gift tags and bespoke
stationery with simplicity being the key element.
all products are handmade in the UK taking time and great effort to
ensure each card and tag becomes a unique and special gift.
made by b
e-info@madebyb.com
t-O787 O44 O368
www.madebyb.com
GIFTS l GREETING CARDS & STATIONERY
GIFTS l GIFTWARE
To receive card or print catalogues or further
information on the range, please contact:
Mill House Fine Art Publishing Ltd, 01297 553100.
www.millhousefineart.com Email: info@millhousefineart.com
Enquiry Number 153
Enquiry Number 150
Enquiry Number 154
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Enquiry Number 151
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GIFTS l GREETING CARDS & STATIONERY
Enquiry Number 156
Beamers Designs
Enquiry Number 158
Seedlings Cards and Gifts
Sending Seeds for a gift that grows!
An eclectic mix of blank art cards by British Artists.
Biodegradable wrappers, vegetable inks used and
printed in England.
Beamers Designs Ltd,
School House,
Westhope,
Herefordshire, HR4 8BU.
Tel: 01432 830466.
Email phil@beamers-designs.co.uk
www.beamers-designs.co.uk
Based in Cumbria, Seedlings Cards and Gifts is an exciting
eco-conscious venture by illustrator Sarah-jayne Kyte. Her
beautifully crafted greeting card range merges together recycled,
locally sourced materials with colourful, design. Each Seedling
Card Incorporates a small packet of seeds into the design, for the
ultimate growing sentiment.
Seedlings Cards, Beckside Cottage, Cartmel,
Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7SW.
Tel: 015395 36517.
Email: info@seedlingscards.co.uk
www.seedlingscards.co.uk
Enquiry Number 155
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Enquiry Number 157
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Enquiry Number 159