More on books – hard copies this time

by Seana Smith on Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Hope readers are enjoying a bit of a break over Easter and a few delicious treats.  I’m posting early as I will be away with the family next week.

Here is another avenue for those wishing to avoid the huge postage costs involved in buying books from the USA or UK.  Have you heard of Footprint Books and did you know you can order direct from them and even visit their warehouse if you are in Sydney?

Footprint Books  is a book wholesaler which imports many ASD-related titles including the entire list from Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

www.footprint.com.au

You can browse their website to find their books, although it isn’t very user-friedly.  If you know of a book you’d like to get hold of then doing a search for it on their site is the easiest thing.

I guess this is similar to the situation with Book in Hand, the website isn’t great for browsing but good if you know what you want to buy.   Maybe it’s a best to browse on Amazon and then check with our local Aussie suppliers.

Also, buyers are welcome to visit the Footprint warehouse during business house Monday – Friday, it is in Warriewood on the northern beaches.  So lots of browsing opportunities if you can make that journey.  There’s nothing like picking a book up, flicking through and feeling its weight before you buy it…. love that, for all my love of the speed and price of e-books.

Footprint can also send you a opy of the latest Jessica Kingsley Publishers brochure, there is an amazing range of books and educational materials there, quite bamboozling in fact.  But worth getting to know and a must for the teachers in schools and all early intervention providers.

And just  quickie… here’s a blog written by the prolific writer and ASD mum, Valerie Foley:

http://jumpontherollercoaster.blogspot.com/

There’s a nice story there about Easter and also news that the song Valerie wrote, Through My Eyes,  has reached over 30,000 views on Youube.  Well done Valerie!   Go the Aussies!

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