To my English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish and Canadian friends----

I know I have friends who are reading my blogs in Canada, Ireland and many British friends and ‘relations.’ If you want to buy my books, you may have been scarred off by the high postage prices. Deal with me direct through email and I’m sure we can do a better deal. I shall get the website to respond in a cheaper way too.

I am trying to get my books onto a British and European library suppliers list so that you get them free. Once I have done that, I shall let you know.

www.authorneilcoleman.com  

New Zealand readers of my books--- it's your turn now!

It seems that my plea for you to go to your local library and ask for my books is starting to pay off. I received my first small (but helpful) batch order for ‘Talk To Me,’ from a library supplier in Australia. I am most grateful and I wish for this to be the start of something good. I shall process the order early next week and then get the books to them.

Now, I need my friends in New Zealand to do the same. My books are now listed with Total Library Suppliers here. Go for it! Head to your local library.

My three books are:

1)    Coastal Yarns (The new edition)

2)    Roskill ( The new edition)

3)    Talk To Me (My latest book)

You can get details from my website re the ISBN numbers. (if you need them)

www.authorneilcoleman.com

Thanks

 Neil

Hey--- my Aussie mates and ex Kiwis in Australia----

It seems that my plea for you to go to your local library and ask for my books is starting to pay off. I received my first small (but helpful) batch order for ‘Talk To Me,’ from a library supplier. I am most grateful and I wish for this is the start of something good. I shall process the order early next week and then get the books to them.

My three books are:

1)    Coastal Yarns (The new edition)

2)    Roskill ( The new edition)

3)    Talk To Me (My latest book)

    You can get details from my website re the ISBN numbers. (if you need them)

www.authorneilcoleman.com

Thanks

 Neil

Building frims should listen to the victims of their unsafe practices

Some people in the building industry are claiming that the new crackdown on lax practices in their industry are unnecessarily bothersome and put up the cost of houses by as much as $4000 per home.

What a terrible reasoning base. What a poor excuse. Should they not look at the suffering and ruined lives of those who have had accidents at the higher end of the scale? One man who broke his neck lost everything and is now a firm supporter of the actions taken by the officials.

New Zealand does not have a good record for workplace safety and we need to address the situation. This latest move goes a long way towards achieving that and we should not let up on the inspections. The human cost and the financial one is far too high to let firms get away with their spurious claims. $4000, if the figure is true, does not stack up as a defence when a bad accident can cost 10 million dollars over the course of a lifetime of medical and other costs to the person having the accident. The poor situation needs to be reversed.