Publishing Takes On.

From Modern Books has been started what promises to be an even larger and more influential factor in the development of our national culture—a co-operative publishing company. For various reasons it was not possible for this company to exist as an independent body. It is therefore being taken over by Modem Books, in partnership with the Christchurch and Auckland co-operative book shops, and this branch operates under the name of Progressive Publishing Co. This means that there exists in this country a new cooperative, wholesale organisation in the book trade, which is not a profit-making unit in the ordinary sense, but has as it main object the serving of progressive literary interests. As students you ought to be in it perhaps your conscience can absolve you from taking your share in the evolution of our literary culture, in the publishing of scientific and artistic books. If so you may not wish to expend the princely sum of half a -crown as the first instalment of your one pound share in this business. If, however, you are a person of responsibility, if you have a spark of independence in you, you will have the grace and the guts and the intelligence to go right down and qualify for a vote and a share and a say in the biggest thing that has ever come into the book world of New New Zealand.

The address is 12 Woodward St., and the manager will be delighted to see you. Students have a particularly warm welcome but it must be clearly understood that membership of the Wellington Co-operative Book Society, alias Modern Books, is open to all who can read. R.C.T.