Golden Age Books is run by a JW family in the UK, selling "Books of interest to Jehovah's Witnesses and Kingdom Hall libraries."
The Autumn/Winter catalogue issued by Golden Age Books has this note on the inside front cover:
Our September KM Question Box caused much discussion on how it applied. We have decided to drop the Research Notes in case their purpose might be misunderstood. Also we would like to take the opportunity to remind everyone that we too do not 'endorse' the books we sell. We have never sought or expected the Society's endorsement for any of the books we have published. We try to find the books we feel will be useful for our deeper research, and maintain a fairly rigorous minimum standard in stocking new books, and only offer secondhand ones I have read, used, or know about. Every book published by worldly writers is going to have something in it which does not have that 'ring of truth' for those of us with a good knowledge of the truth. When a book is quoted by the Society, that does not mean they endorse it. Even Vine's, so often used, has words like 'hell' which show religious bias, so we just have to ignore those parts. I have often been asked whether I thought it was a good idea to take classes to learn Hebrew or Greek, and I have always said 'no,' for we would never become expert enought to be an authority on those languages without using up much time, and when we have such an easy numbering system as Strong's, we can get 90% of what we want anyway. Yet all matters like this must be an individual decision we personally must choose to make. But the Society are concerned at the number of those using this means to criticize the New World Translation, or holding meetings to discuss seeming 'problems.' We do have to be very careful not to intrude on the prerogative of the Faithful and Discreet Slave to dispense spiritual food through its publications, but always be loyal, and just follow and recommend that, especially by our first always reading everything the Society provide. It is sad that some brothers don't even study their Watchtower properly for the meetings, as those of us on microphone duty often observe.
Wonder if they're feeling the heat? If so, how long will they be able to stay in business?
Cathy