The Best Little Book Store

18/01/2022

Our New 2022 Calendar is out now!

The new 2022 Print House wall calendar is now available.
Designed by our experienced Pre-Press team. Printed on our new Iridesse Digital Press, using Metallic Gold, Metallic Silver, and CMYK toners. With photography by our Account Manager, Philip Hagan.
If you would like a copy for your wall, message this page.

18/10/2021

How to make a book - a self-publishers guide

1. Write a lot.
2. Get it carefully Proof-Read by two different readers.
3. Correct all problems arising from the Proof-Read.
4. Decide the style of the book. Will it be: Saddlestiched, Perfect Bound, or Case Bound.
5. Choose your illustrations (make sure you have copyright permission to reproduce them), or employ an illustrator/photographer to create them, or create them yourself.
6. The cover should be treated as its own entity and be printed on heavier paper stock (4 pages).
7. Create a separate Title Page.
8. Non-Fiction books may include Index and Appendices pages.
9. A Table of Contents Page will be required.
10. Page numbering normally will start after the Contents Page.
11. Allow for a large enough font and line spacing. The older your audience, the larger the font needs to be. 11pt Clarendon on 14 points of lead would be highly legible for most people. Select an easy font to read. It's your choice and there are lots of options.
12. Don't mix font styles. Be consistent.
13. Maintain wide margins to the edge of the page.
14. If it's a Novel the type needs to be Justified left and right.
15. If it's a Poetry Book the type needs to be either Flush Left or Centred.
16. Poetry or Children's books can use larger a Point size and more Leading in the text.
17. Triple-check spelling, grammar, and page numbering after the book has been through the design stage.
18. A copyright statement needs to be written. Include in the statement the country of origin as New Zealand.
19. ISBN registration will need to be applied for.
20. A Barcode for the book needs to be generated.

With all of the above done, you are ready to publish.

04/10/2021

Got a book in you? Keen on Self-Publishing? Looking for an Online store to manage to process and return the profits to you?

www.TheBestLittleBookStore.nz is an on-line promotion, marketing and sales facility that assists authors, self publishers and many other organisations realise aspirations of producing and selling books.

www.TheBestLittleBookStore.nz is the author friendly printer and bookseller assisting kiwi authors with the printing and promotion of niche market books with a wide range of topics that will appeal to everyday New Zealanders.

This on-line bookstore enables access to a facility that promotes, completes sale transactions and distributes all types of publications, whether it is a children’s book, cook book, war story, company catalogue or a genealogy or photo book.

Welcome to our online facility that assists authors with the printing and promotion of niche market books. We have a fantastic selection of New Zealand authors bringing fact, fiction and educational publications to your door. Based in Hamilton, New Zealand, www.thebestlittlebookstore.co.nz is a Prin...

10/09/2021

Thinking about a Hard Cover or Perfect Bound Book? Here's food for thought on how to treat the Spine. Always the way your book presents on the shelf, but seldom used as a strong statement.

For over 50 years, Ootje Oxenaar took pleasure in redrawing the spines of books on his shelves.

03/08/2021

What an event! Get amongst it.

It's August and Hamilton Book Month has started! 21 events in 11 different venues including these fabulous people Catherine ChidgeyMichalia ArathimosDeborah ChallinorMaebh LongDawn McMillanQiane Matata-SipuSimon Farrell-GreenMegan LindsayAlison Southby Megan LindsayAtaria SharmanRamp Festival of Music, Media, Arts and DesignAlex Lodge Shannon Cooper Books for Kids Mark Caunter Auteur House Janine Amelia Swainson Richard Swainson Hamilton City LibrariesUniversity of WaikatoTrust WaikatoThe LondonerKaren Mcmillan - authorMelinda Szymanik Children's AuthorMelissa Pearl GuyanWaikato Writers - Branch of NZSAThe Hamilton Beer & Wine Co.Yvonne LorkinMichael CooperJoelle ThomsonBob Campbell MWFiction PanelThe MeteorLynda Chanwai-EarlePaula MorrisAlice Te Punga SomervilleGail PittawayCatherine WallaceBrowsers BookshopGary NelsonWiti IhimaeraElizabeth Kirkby-McLeodWintec School of Media ArtsNick ClothierNicky WebberGameedah JonasPatricia Gonzalez Waikato Museum | Te Whare Taonga o WaikatoWhat Are Readers Reading?Blokes' Book ClubRocket StorytimeSCRIPTWRITING WORKSHOP Click on event images for dates and details https://www.hamiltonbookmonth.com/

30/11/2020

A sailor’s worst nightmare and a tragedy that rocked the New Zealand Sailing community. Bruce Goodwin’s honest account of The Final Voyage of the Essence. Proceeds from sales going to BOPSAT (Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust)

28/10/2020

Another exciting bookstore addition - Journey with a New Zealand family of Ducks as they overcome obstacles to reach water. Young readers will view classic rural scenes and meet typical plants, birds and insects found in our New Zealand bush. The language has a lilting rhythm that is sure to delight. Author, Lana Marquand, is a creative crafter from Hamilton New Zealand, her illustrations and writings are first class.

28/10/2020

Explore what Mice like to do on their bikes with this read aloud story. Great for new readers, the repetitive language gives confidence while also teaching the concept of ‘opposites’. Supplement your child’s ‘learning to read’ books with this delightful New Zealand crafted and printed story. Soon to be on thebestlittlebookstore.

13/10/2020

A Nana with some fun stories! Three lovely books from Rita Sharpe, illustrated by her grandchildren, Oliver, Maddie and Bella. Visit the bookstore and grab a copy.

06/10/2020

Cambridge in Lockdown. A stunning pictorial account of the lockdown period in small town New Zealand. Proceed from sales are going to the Resthaven Foundation, which contributes to the local Cambridge resthome.