KOTA KINABALU: People of Sabah, especially book lovers, are all hyped up as the much-anticipated Big Bad Wolf will make its first book sale in the state tomorrow.
Among them is Nancy Lai who has planned ahead to make the best purchase during the 11-day book sale that offers discounts up to 95 per cent off the retail prices.
“My family’s strategy is to list down the books that we want and concentrate looking for them at the book sale.
“On first day, we are also going to buy those book collection sets and will return on another day for other books,” she said, adding they will bring along trolley bags to carry all the books.
Another book lover Sam Benjamin said as the book sale is from 10am to midnight, he would rather go at 10pm to avoid crowds and parking problems.
“Big Bad Wolf book sale is a must-go as it offers cheap books, thus the crowd must be big especially on the first few days.
“Hopefully, on the fifth day, there will be less people and it would be good for me to look for my books," he added.
Besides the city folk, 53 children from far-flung village Kampung Terian would also be brought by a non-governmental organisation Sharity of Hope to buy books here tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Big Bad Wolf Book Sale founder Andrew Yap said in line with its 10th Year Anniversary Celebration, they are planning to visit at least 10 states in the country to ensure that affordable books reach more Malaysians.
“We are happy to visit Sabah for the first time and happy to know that there are many customers who are continuously supporting us and who agree with our mission in creating a platform to inspire people to achieve their dreams and empower them with knowledge.
“We recognise that technology is something we cannot deny and children in this generation are well-adjusted to technology that is why we also bringing in the Augmented Reality (AR) books for children,” Yap said in a statement.
Besides that, the Big Bad Wolf Books’ Corporate Social Responsibility arm, Red Readerhood, is working with Yobel Activity House Sonway (YAHS) to help the children in need around Keningau for guidance and motivation to construct knowledge and character to help them achieve a better future.
Big Bad Wolf Books is pledging 200 books to help make YAHS mobile library project a reality.