International book deals for Australian YA author’s debut novel; PRH to publish locally
Monday, 28 September 2015
Penguin Random House (PRH) has acquired ANZ rights to Australian YA author Krystal Sutherland’s debut novel We Were Never Here. The rights were acquired in a two-book deal through agent...
UK YTD print book sales up after eight years of decline
Monday, 28 September 2015
In the UK, year-to-date print book sales are up for the first time in eight years, reports the Bookseller. According to Nielsen BookScan, print book sales are up 4.6% for...
Wheeler Centre ‘Interrobang’ festival to run in November
Monday, 28 September 2015
The Wheeler Centre has announced a two-day festival ‘Interrobang’ to run on 27-28 November, which will include events both online and at various Melbourne locations. The festival program will be...
Terry Pratchett bequeaths $1m to the University of South Australia
Monday, 28 September 2015
The University of South Australia has announced the formation of the biennial $100,000 Sir Terry Pratchett Memorial Scholarship, funded by a $1m endowment to the university made by the UK...
JB Hi-Fi closes ebookstore; customers directed to Kobo
Monday, 28 September 2015
Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi will close its ebookstore on 30 September, with customers given the option to move their accounts, including their digital libraries, to the Kobo platform. The JB...
Co-op launches book podcast
Monday, 28 September 2015
The Co-op has launched a book podcast featuring conversations with authors and publishers. The Co-Op Book Podcast, which is hosted by interviewer Rob Kaldor, has broadcast six episodes since it...
Three WA authors recognised as ‘living treasures’
Monday, 28 September 2015
The Western Australian state government will present Robert Drewe, Joan London and Dave Warner with State Living Treasures Awards at a ceremony on 16 October. The awards, which were previously...
‘Adventures in the Anthropocene’ wins 2015 Winton Prize for Science Books
Friday, 25 September 2015
Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made (Chatto & Windus) has won the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books—the...
Text to publish new Helen Garner book ‘Everywhere I Look’
Friday, 25 September 2015
Text has acquired world rights to a new book by Helen Garner, to be published in Australia in April 2016. Everywhere I Look is a collection of short nonfiction, the...
Industry responds to Oyster closure
Friday, 25 September 2015
In the US, publishing industry consultant Mike Shatzkin and Smashworlds CEO Mark Coker have commented on the viability of ebook subscription services following the news that Oyster is shutting its...
PANZ announces Yale Publishing Course scholarship
Friday, 25 September 2015
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced the formation of the inaugural W E and M L Forde Publishing Scholarship to the Yale Publishing Course.The scholarship is named...
Adler, Tuffield and Curry recognised as ‘Women of Influence’
Friday, 25 September 2015
Several publishing figures have been recognised in the Australian Financial Review Westpac 100 Women of Influence 2015 list.Melbourne University Publishing CEO and Australian Publishers Association president Louise Adler and Black...
New US start-up to offer serialised fiction in ebook and audiobook formats
Thursday, 24 September 2015
In the US, new digital publishing venture Serial Box will deliver original fiction in ebook and audiobook formats on a weekly basis to emulate the episode nature of TV series,...
Penguin to launch healthy living imprint
Thursday, 24 September 2015
In the UK, Penguin is establishing a new self-development and healthy living imprint, reports the Bookseller. Penguin Life will launch in 2016 with 10 titles, increasing to 20 titles in...
New Arts Minister Fifield plans to keep NPEA
Thursday, 24 September 2015
New federal Arts Minister Mitch Fifield has indicated he plans to go ahead with former Arts Minister George Brandis’ National Program for Excellence in the Arts (NPEA). In an interview with...
Momentum to take Twitter pitches from authors
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Pan Macmillan’s digital-only imprint Momentum will run its first Twitter-pitch session on 25 September. Australian and international authors are invited to tweet a pitch for their completed, unpublished novel up to...
Business Book of the Year 2015 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
In the UK, the shortlist for this year’s £30,000 (A$65,080) Business Book of the Year Award has been announced, reports the Bookseller. The shortlisted titles are: The Rise of the...
German booksellers association claims Audible abusing market position
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Germany’s booksellers association has lodged complaints against Amazon subsidiary Audible with the German competition authority and the European Commission, claiming the audiobook provider is abusing its dominance in the market,...
New ministers appointed for arts and small business; new Arts Minister Fifield set to keep NPEA
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Mitch Fifield has replaced George Brandis as Arts Minister and Kelly O’Dwyer has replaced Bruce Billson as Small Business Minister under cabinet changes introduced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.In a...
International library news
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
National Library of Scotland to put eight million collection items onlineDescribed as one of the biggest programs of its kind in Europe, the National Library of Scotland is planning to...
ALIA research grant awarded to preservation management project
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has awarded its 2015 research grant to Heather Brown, assistant director of Paper and Books at South Australia’s conservation program Artlab Australia.Brown will...
Broome library using Lego for literacy
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
In Western Australia, Broome Public Library has introduced a ‘Build up Lego Club’ to boost literacy and numeracy skills among children, reports ABC News.Library technician and club coordinator Ian McLean...
‘Australian-first’ mobile library service for Sunshine Coast
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
In Queensland, Sunshine Coast Council’s new mobile library service is equipped with an Australian first—a self-service station that allows borrowers to checkout their own library items, reports My Sunshine Coast....
#LoveOzYA campaign committee announced
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
A committee to support the #LoveOzYA campaign has been chosen following a members’ ballot.On the committee are book blogger Danielle Binks; writer, reviewer and Stella Schools Program Coordinator Bec Kavanagh;...
UK National Book Awards cancelled this year
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
The UK’s National Book Awards will not run in 2015, reports the Bookseller. The consumer-focused awards are the country’s ‘only national literary prize that covers every genre of publishing’, and...
Oyster ebook subscription service to close
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
US-based ebook subscription service Oyster is shutting down its operations, reports Publishers Weekly. The company said in a statement on its blog: ‘We will be taking steps to sunset the...
Copyright, classification moved to Fifield’s communications portfolio
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Responsibility for copyright and classification matters and legislation have been moved from George Brandis’ Attorney-General portfolio to the new Communications and Arts Minister Mitch Fifield.Fifield’s Communications department will deal with...
Samuel Johnson Prize 2015 longlist announced
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
The longlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life (Jonathan Bate, Flamingo) This Divided Island (Samanth Subramanian, Atlantic...
Kenwood promoted to Readings’ marketing manager
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Nina Kenwood has been promoted to Readings’ marketing manager, replacing former head of marketing and communications Emily Harms, who has joined the Wheeler Centre.Kenwood has been with Readings for three...
Inaugural Australian Sports Book of the Year award longlist announced
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
The longlist for the inaugural Australian Sports Book of the Year award has been announced.The 12 longlisted titles are: Roy Higgins (Patrick Bartley, Penguin) Eddie: The Rise and Rise of...
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