Macquarie Uni report reveals innovations, challenges in publishing
Friday, 5 February 2016
Macquarie University has released a report examining Australian publishers’ responses to industry changes, including 25 case studies of trade and educational publishers. The report, ‘Disruption and innovation in the Australian...
Waterstones sales increase in 2014-15
Friday, 5 February 2016
UK chain bookseller Waterstones has recorded a rise in sales for the year to 25 April 2015, leading MD James Daunt to comment that the company was ‘moving in the...
New ‘Books+Publishing Junior’ reviews out now
Friday, 5 February 2016
Books+Publishing’s first Junior newsletter for 2016 contains 10 reviews of children’s and YA books publishing in February and March 2016. Lee Battersby’s first book for children Magrit (Walker Books, March)...
Spiral of absurdity: Lee Battersby on ‘Magrit’
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Lee Battersby’s first book for children is set in an abandoned cemetery and has ‘echoes of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and The Graveyard Book’. Reviewer Tehani Wessely spoke to the author....
US mall operator comments on Amazon’s plans for physical bookstores
Thursday, 4 February 2016
In the US, the CEO of a mall operator has said Amazon plans to open up to 400 physical bookstores, but has since clarified his comments to say they were...
Edwards to self-publish children’s book ‘Hijabi Girl’
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Children’s book author Hazel Edwards is self-publishing a junior chapter book co-written with librarian Ozge Alkan called Hijabi Girl, after being turned down by publishers. The book, illustrated by Serena...
Melbourne alternative bookstore Polyester Books to close
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Melbourne alternative bookstore Polyester Books is closing its doors in May, reports the Age. The store, located on Brunswick St in Fitzroy, was founded in 1985 and became known for...
Canberra libraries to accept food donations in lieu of fines
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Public libraries in Canberra will clear members’ fines in exchange for donations to the food rescue organisation OzHarvest, reports the Canberra Times. ‘During the month of February, members with overdue...
New Toowoomba library delayed over fire concerns
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
The opening of a new library in Toowoomba, Queensland, has been delayed by ‘a couple of weeks’ after an inspection found it was not fire compliant, reports the Brisbane Times....
Dubai to build biggest library in the Arab world
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
The Dubai government has announced plans to build a new library that will hold more than 1.5 million print books, one million audio books and two million ebooks, ‘making it...
Book Depository confirms local supply
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Amazon-owned online bookseller the Book Depository has confirmed it has set up local supply of Australian titles, with packing and distribution from Melbourne-based logistics company DAI Post. In a statement,...
Ebook sales down 2.4% for ‘big five’
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
In the UK, ebook sales for the big five publishers—Penguin Random House (PRH), Hachette, HarperCollins, Pan Macmillan and Simon & Schuster—have all declined in the past year, reports the Bookseller....
Random House to publish novel by ‘Marching Powder’ author
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Random House Australia will publish the first novel by Australian-born Marching Powder-author Rusty Young in October. The Work of Other Men, set in Colombia, is ‘the story of one young...
News Corp launches literacy campaign, Dr Seuss book giveaway
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
News Corp Australia has launched a children’s literacy campaign that includes a giveaway of Dr Seuss books. The month-long ‘Raise a Reader’ campaign, which begins on 13 February, ‘will reveal...
Nash warns against threat from the Book Depository
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Booktopia CEO Tony Nash has questioned whether Australian publishers and distributors will jeopardise local booksellers by forming relationships with the Book Depository, as the Amazon-owned online store expands its local...
HarperCollins UK profits tripled in FY 2014-15
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
HarperCollins UK’s profits have tripled in the 2014-15 financial year, with revenues up by £6.6m (A$13.4m) to £186m (A$377m) and profit before tax up by £8.9m (A$18.1m) to £13.1m (A$26.6m),...
Carnell appointed first small business ombudsman
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Former head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Kate Carnell has been appointed as the first small businesses and family enterprise ombudsman. The ombudsman role, which replaces...
Amazon revenue up 20% in 2015
Monday, 1 February 2016
Amazon’s fourth-quarter financial results show net sales increased to US$107bn (A$151.3bn) in 2015, a 20% increase on 2014, although net income remained marginal at just US$596m (A$842.52m) for the year....
New ‘Books+Publishing’ reviews out now
Monday, 1 February 2016
Books+Publishing’s first Reviews newsletter for 2016 contains 16 reviews of books publishing in February and March 2016. Two books received 4.5 stars from our reviewers: short-story writer Josephine Rowe’s novel...
Australian publisher of ‘Fifty Shades’ ordered to pay $18.6m
Monday, 1 February 2016
A Texas judge has ordered Australian Amanda Hayward pay US$11.5m (A$16.2m) in unpaid royalties and US$1.7m (A$2.4m) in attorney’s fees to American Jennifer Lynn Pedroza, her former partner in The Writer’s Coffee Shop...
Carmody voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia poll
Monday, 1 February 2016
Fantasy and YA author Isobelle Carmody has been voted ‘Australia’s Favourite Author’ in Booktopia’s annual poll. Booktopia announced the top 10 finalists on its website on 29 January. They were (from one to...
WAYRBA 2016 shortlists announced
Friday, 29 January 2016
The shortlists for the 2016 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Picture books Pig the Fibber (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic)...
CWA Diamond Dagger awarded to Peter James
Friday, 29 January 2016
In the UK, the Crime Writer’s Association (CWA) has awarded its Diamond Dagger award to Peter James, best known for his series about the detective superintendent Roy Grace. The Diamond...
NZ Writers Week 2016 program announced
Friday, 29 January 2016
The full program for the 2016 New Zealand Writers Week has been announced. Running from 8 to 13 March in Wellington, the biennial event will feature sessions with international guests...
New YA festival to fund author visits to schools, libraries
Friday, 29 January 2016
UK author Alexia Casale has established a YA festival and author touring program that aims to connect libraries and schools, reports the Guardian. The first YA Shot festival will be...
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2016 winners announced
Friday, 29 January 2016
Darwin-based playwright Mary Anne Butler has won the Victorian Prize for Literature, worth $100,000, for her play Broken at this year’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. The play, which also won the...
New book scanner on display at SLQ
Thursday, 28 January 2016
The State Library of Queensland’s (SLQ) newly acquired digital book scanner has been put on display. The Kirtas APT Bookscan 2400 RA machine, which scans and turns the pages of...
Keynote speakers announced for 2016 ALIA National Conference
Thursday, 28 January 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association has announced the keynote speakers for its 2016 National Conference. Keynotes will be delivered by Kate Torney, the new CEO of the State Library...
WA librarian on 2016 Australia Day honours list
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Retired Curtin University lecturer and librarian Kerry Smith has been made a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for ‘significant service to library and information sectors...
New YA festival to fund author visits to schools, libraries
Thursday, 28 January 2016
UK author Alexia Casale has established a YA festival and author touring program that aims to connect libraries and schools, reports the Guardian. The first YA Shot festival will be...
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