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Murdoch Books Distribution changes (see classified) 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Publisher:  Murdoch Books Old Distributor:  Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) New Distributor:  United Book Distributors (UBD) Changeover Date:  1 January 2013 Returns cut-off date:  31 March 2013

ASP congratulates Russell McGregor 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Aboriginal Studies Press congratulates Russell McGregor on winning the NSW Premier's Prize for History. Copies of Indifferent Inclusion: Aboriginal People and the Australian Nation (ISBN 9780855757793) can be ordered from...

The Five Mile Press congratulates Elizabeth Long 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
The Five Mile Press congratulates Elizabeth Long, whose international cookbook The Junior Gourmet is the Australian winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. The Junior Gourmet is a recipe book...

Murdoch Books Distribution Transfer 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
From 1 January 2013 distribution of the Murdoch Books business will move from Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) to United Book Distributors (UBD). As part of this change, please be...

New office for Affirm Press 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press will move from its current premises in Mulgrave to a new office at 28 Thistlethwaite Street in South Melbourne this month. The publisher’s phone numbers will...

New office for Bloomsbury 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Bloomsbury Australia is moving from its current location on Kent Street in Sydney’s CBD to a new office on George Street. From 10 December the publisher will be located at...

Editors Victoria 2012 Christmas Dinner 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Date: Wednesday, 12 December 2012 Time: 6.30pm (for 7pm) Venue: CQ Functions, 113 Queen St (cnr Lt Collins St), Melbourne Silly Season is upon us again, so put down your...

ABA (QLD) Xmas Party 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Australian Booksellers Association Xmas Party (Queensland Branch) Queensland ABA members are invited to meet, kick back and for a few precious hours relax with friends at one of West End's...

Central Book Services to Cease Distribution of Cabi Publishing 

Monday, 3 December 2012
Publisher:   Cabi Publishing ISBN Prefix:   Various Old Distributor:  Central Book Services New Distributor:  INBOOKS Changeover date:  31 January 2013 Returns cut-off date:  18 January 2013 URL:    http://www.centralbookservices.com.au/

Notice of closing date for Lending Rights title claims 

Monday, 3 December 2012
Australian creators and publishers are invited to submit title claims for the 2013–14 Public Lending Right and Educational Lending Right programs. New claimants can now lodge registrations and submit their first...

Raye to join ILF 

Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Tina Raye will join the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) in the role of Indigenous program manager in January. Raye has previously worked in urban and remote communities in the Northern...

Walkley Media Conference 2012 

Wednesday, 28 November 2012
The Walkley Media Conference ‘What’s the Story: Capital Edition’ will be held in Canberra on 29-30 November. International guests include the US editor Aron Pilhofer and US journalists Charles Feldman...

Lifetime Distributors Expansion 2013 

Monday, 26 November 2012
Lifetime Distributors continues to sell more and more books and related products. In early 2013 we will be appointing many more self-employed contracts and distributors and franchisees through Australia and...

ALIA, Taylor & Francis Announcement 

Monday, 26 November 2012
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Taylor & Francis are delighted to announce that from 1 January 2013, Australian Library Journal and Australian Academic and Research Libraries will...

2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards now open for entries 

Monday, 26 November 2012
Entries are now open for the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. The categories are adult fiction, nonfiction, Australian history, poetry, young adult fiction and children’s fiction. Award-winners will receive $80,000 in tax-free prize...

Powell to join NSW Writers’ Centre 

Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Rose Powell will join the New South Wales Writers’ Centre on 10 December as projects officer for events and festivals. Powell, who will finish in her current role as communication coordinator...