Van Schaik Bookstore is one of the oldest bookstores in southern Africa, with over 70 stores located in South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, and Namibia. With a proud heritage and over 100 years of experience, Van Schaik Bookstore is widely regarded as Southern Africa’s leading academic bookstore chain. We offer a wide range of products and services to support institutions, lecturers, professionals, and students.

Our bookstores stock academic and general books in both electronic and print formats, as well as reference materials, lifestyle products, electronics, and stationery. We also have a growing network of retail bookstores conveniently located on campuses or near tertiary institutions. In addition, selected stores offer tablets, laptops, general books, magazines, and gift items.

To ensure excellent customer service, we have a national call center with dedicated staff members ready to assist with inquiries, quotes, and orders. Our Direct Sales Unit supplies textbooks and reference materials to niche markets, while our Library Division focuses on servicing the library market in South Africa. Through our user-friendly online store, vanschaik.

com, customers can browse and purchase products at their own convenience, and we continuously expand our product range to include lifestyle-oriented items, general books, laptop computers, tablets, eBooks, software, and more. Our customers include institutions, lecturers, students, academic faculties, parents, government departments, and libraries. We strive to meet their specific needs and provide exceptional service.

Institutions benefit from our on-campus presence, the ability to administer bursaries and loans, and a wide range of stocked materials. Lecturers can provide us with their booklists, and we source and order the required books in a cost-effective manner. Students enjoy well-stocked stores, helpful staff, and diverse payment methods.

At Van Schaik Bookstore, we are committed to investing in our community through our Corporate Social Investment programme. We support education and literacy projects that contribute to community development and the advancement of education. Our management team, led by Managing Director Ugan Poobalan and Chief Financial Officer Dieter Buchner, brings decades of industry experience to ensure the success and growth of Van Schaik Bookstore