Oz, NZ books recognised at 2012 Gourmand Awards
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
A number of Australian and New Zealand books were among the winners of the 2012 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, announced this month at the 2012 Paris Cookbook Fair. As previously...
Government flags tax relief for small businesses
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
The Federal Government is expected to introduce tax relief measures in this year’s budget which will allow businesses to claim losses back against previously taxed income, reports the Sydney Morning...
NSW bookshop for sale
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Reader’s Companion bookstore in Armidale, NSW, is currently for sale. Owner Bill Duhigg, who has operated the store with his wife since it was established in 1991, told Bookseller+Publisher that...
Fiford to replace Smith at HarperVoyager
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
HarperCollins Australia has announced that Stephanie Smith, associate publisher for its Voyager imprint, has resigned. The publisher said in a statement this week that Deonie Fiford will replace Smith in...
Sale of Wiley assets to have ‘minimal impact’ on local operations
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
The planned sale of professional and trade publishing assets by John Wiley & Sons is expected to have 'minimal impact' on the publisher’s operations in Australia, according to a spokesperson...
Kinokuniya launches Asian Writers’ Festival
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Kinokuniya Bookstores Australia has launched a new Asian-themed literary festival, which will be held for the first time in October. The Asian Writers' Festival will be held between 9 and...
A&U titles recalled, removed from sale
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Allen & Unwin has announced that it is recalling all copies of Snitch: Crooked Cops and Kings Cross Crims by the Man Who Saw It All by Jimmy Thomson, published...
SA legislation to change public holidays trading passes lower house of parliament
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Legislation introduced by the South Australian Government to change public holiday trading in the state has passed through the lower house of the South Australian parliament. If passed through the...
Andruetto and Sís win Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
The 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, presented by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), have been awarded to author María Teresa Andruetto from Argentina and illustrator Peter...
Bloomsbury announces Harry Potter bookshop competition
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Bloomsbury has announced it will run a special competition to drive Harry Potter fans to physical bookstores as it celebrates the 15th anniversary of the publication of the first book...
Quote of the week
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
'They know their tablet customer so well they have given her a name: Julie. "Julie" does not like to consume apps on phones because she is "a bit afraid of...
RiP Lincoln Hall
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Mountaineer and author Lincoln Ross Hall OAM has died, aged 56. Margaret Hamilton writes: ‘Lincoln Hall, mountaineer and author, has died in Sydney after a battle with mesothelioma. The world...
On tour
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
March Rosalind Appleby, Fremantle Press (Women of Note) Sydney. Maggie Beer, Penguin (Maggie's Verjuice Cookbook) nationwide. Merlinda Bobis, Spinifex Press (Fish-Hair Woman) Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Wollongong, NSW. Stanley...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
In Lone Wolf (Jodie Picoult, A&U), a tragic car accident leaves a man in a coma, with his chances of recovery steadily dwindling, and his fate in the hands of...
Byng to deliver keynote at ABA conference
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Jamie Byng, publisher and managing director of Canongate Books in the UK, will deliver the keynote address at this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference, to be held in...
RiP Rob Breeden
Monday, 19 March 2012
Historian, bushman and author Robert Arthur Breeden has died aged 84. Breeden compiled Aboriginal Words, Stories & Legends (Department of Environment and Conservation) of Jack Bussell's handwritten notes from the 1920s on the Wardandi...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
'At the moment the skills of the "higher order of booksellers" are missing from the online environment ... those of us who want to participate in the digital market in...
Around the World
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week: Kobo boss says tablets are for 'casual readers'Paypal to announce 'revised content policies'...
Bookseller+Publisher to launch new website
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Bookseller+Publisher will launch a new-look website and Weekly Book Newsletter next week. The redesigned website will feature new subscriber-only content including book reviews, features, author interviews and special reports, as...
Bestsellers this week
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
A millionaire is gunned down and detective Lindsay Boxer finds that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four ‘untouchable' criminals in James Patterson's 11th Hour (Century), which...
Thorpe-Bowker announces TitlePage Plus pricing; Copia in the process of signing with major publishers
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
In a session at the Leading Edge Books annual conference on Sunday 12 March, Thorpe-Bowker general manager Gary Pengelly announced the price structure of the new TitlePage Plus service. The pricing...
RiP Rob Breeden
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Historian, bushman and author Robert Arthur Breeden has died aged 84. Breeden compiled Aboriginal Words, Stories & Legends (Department of Environment and Conservation) of Jack Bussell's handwritten notes from the 1920s on the Wardandi...
RiP Jean Giraud
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
French comic-book artist Jean Giraud, also known as ‘Moebius', has died aged 73. Giraud's dark fantasy worlds influenced graphic novels and science fiction films such as Alien, Tron, The Fifth Element and...
John Garratt Publishing to rebrand, focus on education
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
John Garratt Publishing will rebrand as 'Garratt Publishing', the company has announced in a statement. The niche publisher of religious resources said the 'brand new look and image ... are outward...
Children’s and YA authors attend ninth annual WA CBCA ‘night with our stars’
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
The Western Australian branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia hosted 22 WA authors at its ninth annual 'night with our stars' event on 8 March. 'Authors and illustrators...
Google combines ebooks, music and apps in Google Play platform
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Google has launched a new online platform called Google Play which combines its ebookstore, digital music offering and mobile applications store. Consumers visiting Google eBooks, Google Music and the Android...
Bookseller+Publisher data: Aus newspapers review more books by men than by women
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Bookseller+Publisher has released data indicating that reviews of books by men outnumber reviews of books by women in several of Australia's major print newspapers and magazines. The release of the...
On Fancy Goods
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
On Fancy Goods this week we meet Claudia Gray, author of Balthazar (HarperCollins), Rebecca Butterworth reviews Missing: Raven Lucas Book 1 (Christine Harris, Scholastic), and Hannah Francis reviews Things a...
Book sales ‘up slightly’ at Adelaide Writers’ Week; Hollinghurst tops bestseller list
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Book sales were 'up slightly on 2010' at this year's Adelaide Writers' Week, reported festival director Laura Kroetsch, who said it was 'a relief given the retail price of books...
Judge asked to rule on ‘fair use’ in Hathitrust case
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
The latest actions in the copyright infringement lawsuit against digital repository HathiTrust and five universities in the US could force a more specific legal definition of what constitutes 'fair use' of digitised...
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