FAQs

• Are you a second hand bookstore? Can I drop books off to you?
  • No, we are not a second hand bookstore and we no longer accept second hand books now that we are only online.

• What do you stock?
  • New books from independent NZ authors that are either published in New Zealand or overseas and some self published work.
  • New books from independent small and medium NZ publishers.
  • We define a New Zealand author as one who was born in New Zealand or one who now makes New Zealand their home.
  • Many of these books will not be found in mainstream stores in New Zealand, but on international book sites such as Amazon.
  • See more about the bookshop on the About us page.
  • Browse through the online bookshop and find your new favourite author.

• Are you a Christian bookstore?
  • No, we do not identify as a Christian bookstore.
  • We do have books by NZ authors who identify as Christian, and their works (both fiction and non-fiction), are specifically aimed at Christian readers. To find those books, look under the Spiritual fiction (for fiction) or Religious and Inspirational (for non-fiction) tag.

• Do you buy books? I have some I want to sell.
  • We do not buy second hand books.
  • If you are a NZ author and have a book you want us to stock – please refer to the process on the ‘Sell your books with us’ page. As a not-for-profit we do not purchase books but sell them on consignment.

• Do you only stock self-published books?
• No. We have books from small to medium sized publishers as well as some self-published books.
• We have books that are with overseas publishers, and the New Zealand author has given us their copies to sell on consignment.