Australian authors and illustrators to attend Asian Festival of Children’s Content 2014
Six Western Australian children’s authors and illustrators have been selected to attend the 2014 Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) in Singapore as part of writingWA’s cultural exchange program with...
ACCC ‘not opposed’ to Penguin Random House merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it is ‘not opposed’ to the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the ACCC...
ACCC undertaking ‘informal review’ of proposed Penguin, Random House merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is undertaking an ‘informal review’ of the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House. The ACCC is currently seeking ‘comments ... from interested...
ACCC releases free shopping app
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has created a free shopping app designed to provide advice about returns and warranties to consumers, reports Inside Retail. The ACCC Shopper app,...
ACCC ‘aware’ of Penguin, Random House proposed merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has told Bookseller+Publisher that it is ‘aware’ of the proposed merger between Penguin and Random House. An ACCC spokesperson said that ‘if the...
ACCC releases draft guide for resolving bulk mail disputes
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a draft guide for how the ACCC would inquire into pricing disputes between Australia Post and bulk mail users such as...
ACCC approves service agreement between CAL and Viscopy
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved a service agreement between the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) and Viscopy Limited, the not-for-profit rights management organisation for the visual arts...
ACCC ‘aware’ of international developments in ebook pricing investigations
A spokesperson for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has told Bookseller+Publisher that the commission is ‘aware of the developments in other jurisdictions concerning ebooks publishing and pricing’, in...
ACCC, OFT clear Amazon acquisition of the Book Depository
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the UK Office of Fair trading (OFT) have declared that they will not oppose Amazon's proposed acquisition of UK-based online book retailer...
ACCC will ‘not oppose’ Amazon?s acquisition of the Book Depository
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has concluded its 'informal review' of the proposed acquisition of the UK-based online book retailer the Book Depository by Amazon, stating this week...
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ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize winners announcedCarrie Tiffany and Gregory Day are the joint winners of the 2011 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. Tiffany was...
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ACCC decision on Amazon and the Book Depository delayedThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced on its website that the announcement of findings from its 'informal review' of...
ACCC undertaking ‘informal review’ of Amazon’s Book Depository acquisition, submissions sought
Further to its announcement that it was ‘monitoring' the proposed acquisition of the UK-based online book retailer the Book Depository by Amazon, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced...
ACCC ‘monitoring’ Amazon acquisition of The Book Depository
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it is currently 'monitoring' the proposed acquisition of UK-based online bookseller The Book Depository by Amazon. In a notice in...
ACCC ‘not opposed’ to Pearson acquisition of REDgroup online businesses
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will not oppose the acquisition of REDgroup Online by Pearson Australia Group.In its competition analysis of the acquisition, available...
ACCC ‘not opposed’ to Pearson acquisition of REDgroup online business
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will not oppose the acquisition of REDgroup Online by Pearson Australia Group.In its competition analysis, available online here, the...
ACCC to undertake ‘informal review’ of Pearson’s REDgroup online acquisition
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced last week that it will undertake an 'informal review' of the proposed acquisition of the REDgroup online business by Pearson. The ACCC...
ACCC to undertake ‘informal review’ of Pearson’s REDgroup online acquisition
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will undertake an 'informal review' of the proposed acquisition of the REDgroup online business by Pearson. The ACCC is inviting 'submissions from interested...
Pearson to acquire REDgroup online; ABA flags concerns with ACCC
As reported by the Weekly Book Newsletter in a Special Bulletin on Monday, Pearson Australia has announced it has reached an agreement with REDgroup Retail administrators Ferrier Hodgson to purchase...
Campion Education acquires Landmark School Supplies
The textbook and school stationery supplier Campion Education has acquired Landmark School Supplies. Campion Education has grown in recent years to include Bellbird Books and technical and business book supplier McGills,...