Bangkok--Jun 14--SET
The Maruey Knowledge and Resource Center (MKRC) at The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Family Know-How Co. Ltd. joins hands with Nation Books. This means at least 150 copies of the Nation Books’ bestselling titles per month will be supplied to the ‘Literature and Bestseller Corner’ of MKRC. In addition, joint activities will be held to promote better reading habits.
SET President Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong said that the SET’s Maruey Knowledge & Resource Center, together with Family Know-How Co. Ltd., which is a SET subsidiary, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nation Books International Co. Ltd., which is one of Thailand’s leading publishing houses, with several bestsellers in the categories of how-to, finance, management, tourism, and translated novels. Nation Books will supply the ‘Literature & Bestseller Corner’ of MKRC with at least 50 copies each of 3 books per month.
“The MKRC has been open for public use since October 2004 and presently has about 20,000 users per month. Collaborating with Nation Books will not only benefit general visitors but will also promote Nation Books’ publications to readers as well. We’re thankful to Nation Books for placing importance on promoting better reading habits. The SET and Nation Books will jointly hold activities,” Mr. Kittiratt said.
Nation Books has become the MKRC’s 7th alliance. The other 6 leading publishing houses the MKRC has hooked up with are Praphansarn, DMG Books, Nanmee Books, Siam Inter Multimedia Pcl., Jamsai Publishing and C.U. Books & C.U. Publishing.
Mr. Kittiratt also went on to say that: “Nation Books’ publications will be supplied to the ‘Literature & Bestseller Corner’. After a month, the books will be donated to educational institutions participating in the University Networking Program, both in Bangkok and nationwide, as well as to public and community libraries. These books will give Thailand’s youth, and its general public, more opportunities to read good books.”
Vice Chairman of the Nation Multimedia Group Pcl. Mr. Thanachai Santichaikul talked about the collaboration, saying that the Nation Group was pleased to play its part in providing publications useful to readers who want to develop themselves in the areas of personal finance, investing, healthcare or even creativity.
“The Nation Group admires the SET in its determination to promote better reading habits. We’re willing to provide at least 3 titles of our best-selling books, 50 copies of each, monthly to the MKRC. Most of all, we’re happy that these books will subsequently be contributed to community libraries or schools in need.”
The MKRC is open daily from 08:00 — 23:00 hrs. (including public holidays) and extended to 24:00 hrs. on Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, please call 0-2229-2061-66
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