NETWORKING
Communicate between members and various players in book industry (ie.publisher, MOE etc) to improve the book industry as whole
MBA DISTRIBUTION
Providing and supply products to our members to help business grow
SUPPORT
Contact any of our committee members if you have any enquiry to serve you better
President's Message
The MBA has played a tremendous role in the progress and development of our Malaysian book industry. Many of our members have outlived many other retail sectors due to our commitment to serve our local communities all over the country. Having bookshops regardless of size serve the purpose in community engagement, increase in readership and promotes literacy.
The satisfaction and challenges faced in running bricks-and-motar bookshops are dearly felt by every bookseller in every part of the world. Issues such as ever rising rentals, parking problems, traffic jams, human resources, unequal competition and increasingly e-books/social media; are daily “labyrinth’ booksellers have to untangle and find the right path only to have the ‘matrix’ repeated the next day.
The advent of e-books and digital learning have changed the landscape and rules of how content can be accessed. On behalf of the MBA, we continue to value the contributions of every bookseller and our associates in the MBIC for serving faithfully in our book industry. Networking between booksellers and industry partners have established a mutually beneficial relationship to learn from each other, improve efficiency, exchange best practices & experience so that we can continually serve our country better.
Here is wishing you the very best for the coming future.
Keith Thong,
President, MBA.
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