Nielsen reports slight growth in US ebook market share in 2014
Thursday, 2 April 2015
In the US, a Nielsen Books & Consumers survey has found the ebooks market share of overall book sales increased slightly in 2014 over 2013, reports Publishers Weekly. Ebooks accounted...
Amazon, HarperCollins terms negotiation stalls
Thursday, 2 April 2015
In the US, negotiations on new terms between Amazon and HarperCollins have stalled, reports Business Insider UK. The contract presented to HarperCollins was the same contract signed by Hachette in November 2014 after a public...
The Cow Tripped over the Moon (Tony Wilson, illus by Laura Wood, Scholastic)
Thursday, 2 April 2015
We all know that travelling to the moon is a major undertaking; the first astronauts did a huge amount of preparation before taking off. We also know the classic nursery...
On tour: Meet the author John Scalzi
Thursday, 2 April 2015
John Scalzi’s books include Lock In and Redshirts (both Hachette). He is travelling to Supernova in Melbourne and Swancon in Perth in April.What would you put on a shelf-talker for...
South African organisation PRAESA wins 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
South African reading development organisation PRAESA (Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa) is the recipient of the 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s richest prize...
Revenues up at Penguin Random House in 2014
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Penguin Random House (PRH) has delivered ‘a strong performance in its first full year after the merger’, majority owner Bertelsmann has reported. The publisher’s revenues were up 25.2% to €3.3...
New models, technologies discussed at university publishing symposium
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
A one-off symposium on ‘reinventing university publishing’ was held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra from 17-19 March, bringing together representatives from university presses, universities and libraries.Nathan Hollier,...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
‘If their proposal was implemented, the diversity of Australian books available to Australian consumers would be significantly reduced for a benefit both small and unlikely’—Australian Publishers Association president Louise Adler...
Paddy O’Reilly’s ‘Peripheral Vision’
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
This near-perfect short-story collection from Paddy O’Reilly is so blackly comic and bitingly clever that it makes you wonder what it feels like to live with such a masterful command...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015 longlist announced
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
The longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced.The longlisted titles are: In Certain Circles (Elizabeth Harrower, Text) Golden Boys (Sonya Hartnett, Hamish Hamilton) The Eye of...
UK indie bookshop numbers fall in 2014
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
The number of independent bookshops in the UK fell in 2014 with almost 50 bookshops closing, reports the Bookseller. The Booksellers Association lost 48 members in 2014, down from 987...
Dubosarsky, Bancroft nominated for 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Author Ursula Dubosarsky and illustrator Bronwyn Bancroft have been nominated by IBBY (International Board of Books for Young People) Australia as the Australian candidates for the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Awards.Dubosarsky and...
Indie booksellers personalise recommendations with new app
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
In the US, a new app gives independent booksellers a way to make personalised book recommendations to customers with their iPhones and iPads, reports Publishers Weekly. The Handseller app has...
Australian academics awarded romance research grant
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
A group of Australian academics have been awarded funding from the Romance Writers of America’s (RWA) Academic Research Grant Program.Beth Driscoll from the University of Melbourne, Lisa Fletcher from the...
Farr selected for inaugural Mildura Writers Festival Residency
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Australia-born, New Zealand-based author Tracy Farr has been selected for the inaugural Mildura Writers Festival Residency. Farr, whose debut novel The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt (Fremantle Press) was...
Storylines NZ announces 2015 Notable Books List, awards
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
The Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust in New Zealand has announced its list of notable books for 2015.The Storylines 2015 Notable Books List was announced on 30 March in Auckland....
New staff, bookseller for Byron Bay Writers Festival
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
The Byron Bay Writers Festival (BBWF) has announced the appointment of three new staff and a new festival bookseller.Joanna Trilling has joined the festival as communications manager, Mouche Phillips has joined...
Oz romance authors nominated for 2015 RITA Awards
Monday, 30 March 2015
Three Australian authors have been nominated for the Romance Writers of America (RWA) 2015 RITA Awards.The RITA Awards, which recognise excellence in romance novels and novellas, are divided into 12...
Survey finds print books popular among ‘millenials’
Monday, 30 March 2015
A new Publishing Technology/OnePoll survey has investigated the reading habits of ‘millenials’ aged between 18-34 years. The survey of 2000 consumers in the US and UK found that 71% had...
‘Strangers Have the Best Candy’ wins Diagram Prize
Monday, 30 March 2015
In the UK, Strangers Have the Best Candy (Margaret Meps Schulte, Choose Art) has won the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year, presented by the Bookseller. The...
Dymocks reveals 101 Club list for 2015
Monday, 30 March 2015
Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief (Picador) has topped the Dymocks 101 Club list of the best 101 books of all time for 2015, as voted by members of the company’s Booklover...
Goodman posthumously awarded CBCA Vic’s Leila St John Award
Monday, 30 March 2015
Jo Goodman has been posthumously awarded the Leila St John Award by the Victorian branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). The award is presented annually for outstanding...
Debut authors celebrated at Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
Friday, 27 March 2015
In the UK, Rob Biddulph’s picture-book Blown Away (HarperCollins) has won the overall and best illustrated book categories at this year’s Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, reports the Bookseller. Melissa Cox, head...
New book show to air on regional WA TV station
Friday, 27 March 2015
WritingWA has teamed up with regional Western Australia TV station Westlink to present a monthly program on WA writers and books.‘Cover to Cover’ will be hosted by broadcaster Meri Fatin...
Sydney Writers Festival 2015 program launched
Friday, 27 March 2015
The 2015 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) program has been launched and is now available on the website.Forty-five international authors will attend this year’s festival, which will be held from 18-24 May,...
‘The Bush’ wins Indie Book of the Year 2015
Thursday, 26 March 2015
The Bush by Don Watson (Hamish Hamilton) has been named Indie Book of the Year at the 2015 Indie Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books in Sydney on 25 March.Watson also won...
NLA announces new fellowships
Thursday, 26 March 2015
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced a new program of fellowships funded by more than $500,000 in private donations, reports PSnewsonline.The program is divided into four categories: National...
Black Inc. announces ‘Best Australian’ editors
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Black Inc. has announced the editors for this year’s ‘Best Australian’ series of anthologies.Amanda Lohrey and Geoff Page return as editors of The Best Australian Stories 2015 and The Best Australian Poems 2015 respectively....
‘James Patterson is Missing’ wins best marketing campaign
Thursday, 26 March 2015
In the UK, a campaign to promote James Patterson’s work to existing and potential fans has won the adult category at the Best Marketing Campaign of the Year Awards, presented...
Online book buying overtakes in-store in the UK
Thursday, 26 March 2015
In the UK, online book buying has overtaken in-store buying for the first time in 2014 according to Nielsen Book, reports the Bookseller. Data revealed at Nielsen Book’s annual conference BookInsights...
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