Unite and Macmillan Distribution Host World Book Day Event

SWANSEA, Wales, April 23/PRNewswire/ --

Unite the Union and Macmillan distribution (MdL) are holding a World book
day event on Wednesday the 23rd of April 2008 at 12.00pm at the Macmillan
site in Lye Industrial Estate near Swansea.

The event will provide quick-read books to invited guests, which include
Students from Penyrheol Comprehensive School Pontardulais.

Other publishers have generously agreed to provide books for the event,
which is expected to be attended by over one hundred guests. World book day
events aim to encourage everyone to learn to enjoy books and to make
reading a custom.

Scott Quinell, one of the authors of the quick-read books published by
Macmillan will host the event and autograph books.

Guy Browning, Distribution Director of the Swansea site said "Macmillan
are delighted that Unite the union have agreed to help promote World Book Day
and welcomes Scott Quinell to the event.

Those of us that have for most of our lives enjoyed what books have to
offer, want to encourage others to pick up a book."

David Lewis, Unite Wales Regional Officer said: "Quick-read books will
encourage many more children, youngsters and adults alike to read more books
and aid literacy. These books are short stories from major publishers and a
wide variety of authors that will appeal to all."

For further information please contact: Jody Whitehill +44(0)20-7420-8938

Source: Unite the Union

For further information please contact: Jody Whitehill +44(0)20-7420-8938

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