Thursday, 12 April 2012
International publisher Elsevier has recorded a two percent increase in underlying sales and a four percent increase in underlying operating profit for 2011. In its latest financial results, available online...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Harlequin has attributed declines in its revenue and earnings in 2011 to lower print sales in overseas markets. In its latest financial results, released by Canadian parent company Torstar at...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
The wife of a diplomat goes on a much needed weekend getaway with her three best friends. While enjoying themselves in Monte Carlo, their fun comes to a sudden halt after...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
‘Often, in the rush to bestow prestige on the recipient (and benefactor), administrators of literary awards can forget that giving out an award is only half the job; it also...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Ebooks sold online through JK Rowling’s Pottermore website are being published on most devices without digital-rights management restrictions (DRM). In place of DRM, each ebook has a personalized electronic watermark,...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
The New South Wales Government has announced that this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary and History Awards will be presented at the State Library of NSW in November. The NSW Premier’s...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
In a letter to suppliers, school bookseller Education Works has announced the closure of its Wooldridges retail stores in Magill, South Australia, and Moorabbin, Victoria, as well as the closure...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced that it will present a new award for digital innovation as part of this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs), the finalists for...

Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Australian cookbooks were among those honoured at the 2012 International Association of Culinary Professionals (ICAP) Food Writing Awards earlier this month. Christine Mansfield’s Tasting India (Lantern) won the award for...

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Melbourne-based publisher Smudge Publishing plans to extend its publishing program this year to include children's titles. Co-founder and and author Jonette George told Bookseller+Publisher that Smudge Publishing plans to work...

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) announced a new board of directors at the annual general meeting (AGM) on 31 March. Sophie Masson continues as chair of the ASA for a...

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
James Mills-Hicks has joined Quarto as publisher of Global Book Publishing and general manager of Quarto Marketing Australia, replacing Jane Curry who finished in the roles earlier this year. Mills-Hicks...

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
The 2012 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) program has been launched and is available on the website and in print from bookshops, libraries and festival venues. Tickets are also now available....

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
‘I can happily say on a positive not that there is a very strong push for the awards to continue ... if [they] go ahead with no money then so...

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Sydney-based publisher Pascal Press has announced that it has acquired the publishing assets of Steve Parish Publishing, which entered liquidation in March. The publisher said in a statement this week...

Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Random House Australia 'delivered a strong underlying performance' in 2011, against 'difficult retail circumstances', according to managing director Margie Seale. Seale told Bookseller+Publisher that the publisher delivered a result of...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Please note that, due to the Easter public holiday next Monday, the next Bookseller+Publisher Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday 12 April. The deadline for classifieds and job advertisements...