An agreement signed this week will enable New Zealanders (and others) to purchase from the first
collection of New Zealand ebooks through a New Zealand retailer. Great NZ Ebooks, a collection of digital books, made possible through the investment of Copyright Licensing Limited and Creative New Zealand, will soon be able to be purchased from Wheelers.
Prior to this agreement being signed, New Zealand readers had no local online retailers to buy their ebooks
from. Wheelers, New Zealand’s largest online new book supplier to schools and libraries, have invested in
an ebook delivery platform equivalent to those operated by some of the significant international ebook
retailers.
Paula Browning, CEO of Copyright Licensing Limited, says “We are thrilled that we have been able to
partner with a reputable New Zealand supplier for our New Zealand ebooks. We know that New
Zealanders like to “buy New Zealand made” and the Wheelers system will ensure that the retail market for
ebooks generates a return to a New Zealand company as well as to New Zealand authors and publishers.”
The launch of www.greatnzebooks.co.nz is planned to ensure that New Zealanders can be reading New
Zealand ebooks by Christmas this year.
1 comment:
This is good news - there are some great books on the list. However, frustratingly [is there such a word?] there is nothing about this on the websites of copyright nz , great nz books or wheelers.
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