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Changes at Inbooks 

Monday, 9 December 2013
Alexa Burnell has resigned from her position as sales and marketing manager of Inbooks, the trade division of James Bennett. Burnell, who has worked for the company for 10 years,...

Call for entries: 2014 National Biography Award 

Monday, 9 December 2013
The State Library of NSW invites entries for the 2014 National Biography Award. The deadline for entries is Friday 17 January 2014. The National Biography Award is administered and presented...

Berlitz and Insight distribution change 

Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Publisher: APA Publications (Berlitz and Insight)  ISBN prefix: 978981268; 978073192; 978178005; 978981258; 978981282; 978981412; 978981413 Old distributor: Universal Publishers Pty Ltd (Hardie Grant Explore) New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 28 February 2014 Returns...

‘The Book Circle’ invites publisher submissions 

Monday, 2 December 2013
‘The Book Circle’ will return in 2014. Publishers are now invited to submit local and international author suggestions for episodes going to air from February through to July. A planning meeting...

Berlitz and Insight (APA Publications) distribution 

Monday, 2 December 2013
Universal Publishers Pty Ltd (Hardie Grant Explore) will cease distribution of Insight and Berlitz products from 28 February 2014. Authorised returns will be accepted by our distributor Random House until...

James Bennett personnel change 

Monday, 2 December 2013
Rachael McDiarmid has left James Bennett. Please direct future enquiries to your usual contact or to Nada Stanojlovic nada@bennett.com.au or 02 8988 5064

McDiarmid, O’Brien leave James Bennett 

Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Rachael McDiarmid, publisher relations and marketing communications manager, and Malcolm O’Brien, sales representative, have left library supplier James Bennett. See classifieds for contact details.

‘Australian Story’ wins with Murray Rose 

Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Published posthumously by Arbon Publishing, Murray Rose's inspirational book Life Is Worth Swimming featured on ABC TV’s Australian Story on Monday 11th November, which won its timeslot with 1.5million Australians...

‘Kill Your Darlings’ has moved 

Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Kill Your Darlings has gone west, relocating to offices at The Idea Collective in Footscray. Please direct all future correspondence – including book samples, invoices and returns – to our...

New address for Sally Bird 

Tuesday, 26 November 2013
New address for Sally Bird, Calidris Literary Agency - as from Monday 25th November 2013: PO Box 99 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Phone: (03) 5472 2772 Email remains the same -...

Book Submissions for ILF 

Monday, 25 November 2013
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is calling for book submissions for our programs that provide much needed books and literacy resources into remote and isolated communities across the country. All books...

Rachael McDiarmid contact details 

Monday, 25 November 2013
Rachael McDiarmid, Publisher Relations & Marketing Communications Manager at James Bennett / Inbooks has left the company after nearly 11 years. Looking for new opportunities in the book trade, she...

Are you missing out on the ‘B+P Daily’? 

Wednesday, 20 November 2013
The Books+Publishing Daily newsletter features the latest local and international book news delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. If you’re a subscriber to the Weekly Book Newsletter there’s no...

ABA Victorian Christmas party and Rep of the Year Award 

Wednesday, 20 November 2013
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) invites book industry staff to the Victorian Christmas party: ‘Come and celebrate another year in bookselling and tell your rep how much you appreciate all...