Rannard, Burbidge named reps of the year
The Australian Booksellers Association has announced the NSW and Victorian reps of the year. The reps of the year are: ...
Song wins inaugural Spark Prize
Youjia Song has won the inaugural Spark Prize for her book proposal, ‘The Pursuit of Impossible Dreams’. Song’s proposal was ...
Booktopia completes ASX listing; closes at 17% above issue price
Online bookseller Booktopia completed its initial public offer (IPO) on 3 December, with the company’s shares trading on the Australian ...
First writers announced for Adelaide Writers’ Week 2021
The first writers have been announced for next year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week, which runs from 27 February to 4 March. ...
Mukherjee wins Deborah Cass Prize 2020
Anith Mukherjee has won Writers Victoria's 2020 Deborah Cass prize for his story 'I Am Full of Love'. Chosen from ...
‘There is clearly no market logic to a bid of that size—only anti-market logic. Bertelsmann is not just buying a book publisher, but buying market dominance as a book behemoth … There will certainly be legal books written about this deal, though I wonder if Bertelsmann would publish them.’—News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson condemns Bertelsmann’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster—months after News Corp subsidiary HarperCollins showed interest in buying the publisher.
