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 MPH opened its doors last Thursday at Publika in Solaris Dutamas. Staying true to the mall concept of creative retail, regular customers of MPH will notice some fascinating products here besides books – wall stickers, educational toys, quirky stationeries, online kiosk, just to name a few. Here’s a glimpse of what we mean. Of course, nothing beats visiting us yourself and we sure hope to see you there!

Customers who have been visiting MPH The Spring, Kuching or had walked pass the store in recent weeks must have wondered what was going on behind the partition. It looked like an expansion was in the works and they were not far from wrong. MPH The Spring was finally able to ‘unwrap’ all partition shielding the ‘gift’ that awaits its customers – esp4u, a new section derived from the abbreviation of ‘especially for you’, which houses various gifts and stationeries for all occasions.

Other selected branches will soon have this section. Meanwhile, check out the new area in MPH The Spring here.

Come August, MPH Bookstores will open its doors to the delight of book lovers in Solaris Dutamas. Publika, a new mall driven by a strong artistic sense evident in its interior, is set to be the new home for this local bookstore. And mind you, this is not just another MPH Bookstores.

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Celebrate STAEDTLER World Kids Colouring Day 2011 & Mother’s Day with Erra Fazira. Or, join Genius Aulad for Mother’s Day Storytelling Fun-Fest and perform something special for your Mom with Blubricks Speech and Drama Centre.

Kids can also take part in a fun-filled event session with Disney Playhouse and win great prizes, plus learn how to care for animals and be responsible for them in the proper way with PAWS Animal Welfare Society.

Other authors making an appearance at MPH this month include Robert Raymer, Bernice Chauly, Sharon Bakar, Chris Tan, Ahmad Fadzli, Abooain & many others!

Click on the event leaflet for all the details!

Touted to be the first of its kind in Malaysia, MPH Bookstores is proud to present book buying from a machine. While the concept is not new, it is certainly a fresh take for book buyers here. The machine will make its debut sometime in April and will be rolled out in stages. High traffic areas such as hospitals, banks and LRT stations are some of the places that have been identified as potential spots for the machine.

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1) Financial Daily

2) The Star

3) New Straits Times

After weeks of renovation, we’re finally ready to present an all new revamped MPH Alamanda. We’ve expanded on a few section and added some new ones to meet your demands. Here’s a glimpse of the store.

MPHOnline, where the bookstore comes to you, was recently bestowed the prestigious Brand Laureate Award for Best Brand Category in Retail-Online Bookstore. This award is all the sweeter as it proves that mphonline has what it takes to become a successful online bookstore within this region, as more customers here take to buying online. 

Having a presence in the cyberworld helps complement the services that MPH Bookstores provide. It is convenient in the sense that anyone anywhere can buy from MPH anytime and have it delivered right to their doorstep. For some customers, it is about finding a good deal when shopping online and mphonline does not disappoint. Have you visited the website yet?

The Business of Social Media

MPH Bookstores is pleased to bring distinguished author, Guy Clapperton, from the area of online business and social media to share his expertise with the audience. There will also be a panel of experts present for you to learn in person how they blend the use of social media into their business and personal lives.

Participants of the seminar will acquire a better understanding of the world of social media and have access to a range of social networking tactics that will help them reach new customers and clients, as well as to get the existing ones to do more business with them. They will also learn how to use the whole spectrum of social media in an efficient and measurable way in order to market their business, stay ahead of the competition and increase profits

Guy Clapperton is a journalist, broadcaster and book author/editor specialising in small business. He is the author of “The Social Media: Tweet, Blog, Link and Post Your Way to Business Success”.

Guy Clapperton also contributes to The Guardian, Sunday Times, The Financial Times and other numerous periodicals. Most recently, he edited a supplement on Virtualisation from Raconteur Media, which is included in every issue of the Times.

MPH is giving 5 lucky winners a chance to attend his seminar on 25 May 2011 at Hilton Petaling Jaya for FREE! We will post 3 questions here on (17/3, 24/3, 31/3). Wait for all 3 questions before you send in your answers and your name, email , I/C and contact number to contests@mph.com.my by 4 April 2011.

Winners will be announced on 7 April 2011.

1st Question: Who is the speaker for this seminar?

2nd Question: Where is the seminar going to be held?

3rd Question: What is the title of Guy Clapperton’s book, which participants will receive during the seminar?

In-conjunction with MPH 105 Years Anniversary Celebration, take part in our READ & REAP Contest & take home these fantastic prizes!

DURATION: 15 MARCH 2011 – 31 DECEMBER 2011

MECHANICS:

1. Spend a minimum of RM 50 at the bookstore or mphonline.com

2. Log onto mphonline.com to enter the contest

3. Count the number of books in the image shown in mphonline.com contest landing page; think of a book title creatively, and put in the book title’s description.

4. Monthly Prize Winners will be announced on facebook.com/mphclick on 20th every month

PRIZES:

Monthly Main Prize (1 x per month) – iRiver e-reader

Monthly Consolation Prize (5 x per month) – RM 100 worth of MPH Book Vouchers

Monthly Main Prize Winner will be qualified to win the Grand Prize!

Grand Prize – Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0 L

Runner Up x 5 – Samsung Wave S8500