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To perform a search, click on the "Search" button.

By default the search is done on title only. If you want to search by author, click on the author radio button or if by ISBN click on the ISBN radio button.

Alternatively select advanced search and select the author and title for a combined search.

If you use more than one keyword our search engine will restrict the results to books that each match all the keywords you enter, for example:-

  • Entering Practical Accounting will return results with Practical or Accounting in the selection parameters.?

Abbreviations

Some words in the titles of books, have been abbreviated, and these abbreviations should be used when conducting a search:

  • DICT = Dictionary
  • INTRO = Introduction, Introducing, Introductory
  • SA = Suid- Afrika, South Africa, Suidelike Afrika, Southern Africa, South African
  • USA = United States of America
  • UK = United Kingdom
  • GR = Grade/Graad
  • INL = Inleiding
  • STD = Standard/Standerd
  • Refrain from using any special characters ( ! @ # $ % ^ & * () _ + ) while performing a search.

Hyphens are not used - with the exception of using it with titles starting with "A-Z", as well as for historical dates.

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What is the ETA for Deliveries?

Provided that the order is placed before 12 noon Monday to Friday, delivery to main centres of Pretoria, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, George, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Nelspruit is within 48hrs of despatch by VS Online.

 

Delivery outside main centres is within 3 working days of dispatch.

 
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Van Schaik appointed as an official supplier to Life Healthcare

01-06-2012
Van Schaik has been appointed as an official supplier of prescribed textbooks and resource materials to Life Healthcare. The students of the Life Health College of Learning can buy their books at their closest Van Schaik Bookstore or order their books online on our website through a service especially set up for them. For more information you can contact Chris Fouché on 021 918 8410 or cfouche@vanchaik.com.

Van Schaik Bookstore brings variety of study material to Mthatha

26-02-2013
Van Schaik Bookstore, one of the leading academic tertiary booksellers in South Africa, opened a new store in Mthatha late last year ...

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