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Like Christmas: New Zealand's post-Covid books boom

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  1. MonkeyPants
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    I've been waiting two months for a USPS shipment to be delivered to New Zealand. I suspect Amazon will become popular when Air New Zealand flights resume on a more frequent basis.

    Although stock delays of between four and six weeks have meant the shelves of many bookshops are emptier than usual

    I've been waiting two months for a USPS shipment to be delivered to New Zealand.

    I suspect Amazon will become popular when Air New Zealand flights resume on a more frequent basis.

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  2. skybrian
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    From the article: [...]

    From the article:

    Bookshops are experiencing an “extraordinary” boom in New Zealand as Kiwis commit to buying local to resuscitate the economy following seven weeks of lockdown.

    Booksellers around the country say they’re experiencing “Christmas” levels of demand post-lockdown, as many readers have sworn off shopping offshore following the Covid-19 crisis, which claimed 21 lives in New Zealand.

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    Although stock delays of between four and six weeks have meant the shelves of many bookshops are emptier than usual – especially of the current international blockbuster reads – the upside has been a huge growth of interest in New Zealand literature – easily obtainable for local booksellers, and currently “flying off the shelves”, according to Rowland.

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