KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Book Publishers Association (Mabopa) and Malaysian Booksellers Association (MBA) have urged all their members to increase their stock of school textbooks and workbooks on e-commerce platforms to address the problem of distribution nationwide.
The call was made after parents in Selangor, Melaka and Negri Sembilan faced difficulty sourcing textbooks and workbooks for their children.
Earlier, Mabopa and MBA collaborated with e-commerce platform Shopee to create a portal called Kedai Buku Shopee, in a bid to make it easier for parents to find and get school books.
Mabopa president Arief Hakim Sani Rahmat said that as publishers, they will always strive to put out high-quality textbooks and ensure availability nationwide.
“At the same time, we contacted all our booksellers and distributors to discuss ways to facilitate the sale of textbooks through Shopee.
“Shopee was also very responsive and provided us with good support and infrastructure to resolve this national issue,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Shopee regional managing director Ian Ho said that apart from providing the Kedai Buku Shopee portal, it is also giving additional support to the community with a 20% Shopee Coin Cashback offer.
“Although it isn’t much, we hope our efforts will help ease parents’ burdens and encourage learning, as we believe that talent can be unearthed and developed through education,” he said.
Books for Year 1 through Form 6 are available on the portal and parents can use the voucher code “KEDAIBUKU10” to earn 20% Coin Cashback with a value of up to RM10. – Bernama, February 4, 2021
