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Changes at Hachette 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Hachette Australia has announced that CEO Malcolm Edwards will retire at the end of 2013. Edwards will retire from his roles in a number of stages and will be succeeded...

Sherwin-Stark to join Bloomsbury 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Louise Sherwin-Stark will join Bloomsbury Australia as managing director in November. Sherwin-Stark, currently ebook merchandiser for Google Australia, replaces Kathleen Farrar, who is relocating to the UK to take up...

Wright joins Hinkler Books 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Stirling Wright has joined Hinkler Books as NSW Trade Sales Representative. Wright has previously worked for Seekmedia, Next Chapter Books and as NSW Trade Representative for Pan Macmillan.

Farmer to leave HarperCollins 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Christine Farmer will finish in her role as publicity and communications director for HarperCollins Australia and New Zealand this month, following an amalgamation of the publisher’s publicity and marketing divisions....

Indigenous Literacy Foundation function: Save the date 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation will be holding a fundraising trivia night on Wednesday November 14 at Souths on Chalmers, Redfern. There will be special guests, auction items and a fun-filled...

Indexing Demystified 

Tuesday, 11 September 2012
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI), Vic Branch will be conducting introductory level indexing workshops in Melbourne, 1-2 October, 2012. Attend for either one or two days....

Allara leaves Dymocks 

Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Michael Allara has finished in his role as general manager of ecommerce for Dymocks. Allara left the company in August to pursue other opportunities and Robert Kaldor is now overseeing the...

Change of Address for Intext Book Company 

Monday, 3 September 2012
Foreign language book distributor Intext Book Company P/L has moved to new warehouse premises at: 13-15 Station Street, Kew East VIC 3102. (Harp Village) Phone: (03) 9857-0030 Fax: (03) 9857-0031...

A New Chapter for Penguin & Pearson Australia 

Monday, 3 September 2012
Penguin Group (Australia) and Pearson Australia wish to advise customers about our upcoming move. From the 17 September our Melbourne office address will be: 707 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3008....

Indigenous Literacy Day 

Wednesday, 29 August 2012
The Indigenous Literacy Day will be held on Wednesday, 5 September. Booksellers, publishers, libraries and schools can register support on the Indigenous Literacy Foundation website and help make a difference...

‘Blue’ back in stock 

Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Pat Grant's graphic novel Blue, which sold out soon after release in hardback, is now available in paperback. Described in The Australian as 'a major achievement', Grant's exploration of Australian...

Changes at Hardie Grant Publishing 

Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Ian Webster will step down from his role as managing director of Universal Publishers in September, but will continue his involvement with Hardie Grant Publishing as a non-executive director. Astrid...

‘Gregory the Greedy Duck’ by Denise Volp 

Monday, 27 August 2012
Gregory the Greedy Duck Author: Denise Volp ISBN: 9780987314208 RRP: $19.95 What happens when Gregory eats too many fries and cannot fly home? This is the story of the challenges...

A New Chapter for Penguin Australia 

Monday, 27 August 2012
Penguin Group (Australia) wish to advise customers about our upcoming move. Our new address details from 17 September will be: 707 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3008 Phone and fax numbers...