Post-Christmas survey: sales up for 69% of booksellers
Friday, 24 January 2014
The majority of booksellers have reported an increase in sales in Christmas 2013 compared to the previous year, according to the results of Books+Publishing’s annual post-Christmas survey.Books+Publishing received feedback from...
2013 WAYRBA winners announced
Thursday, 23 January 2014
The winners of the 2013 West Australia Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) were announced at the end of 2013. The winning books are:Picture Book Award Hairy Nose, Itchy Butt by...
Quercus for sale
Thursday, 23 January 2014
UK publisher Quercus is looking for a new owner, putting itself up for sale just days after announcing that it was expecting to record a ‘significant trading loss’ for 2013,...
Bayside Literary Festival to be replaced with year-long event series
Thursday, 23 January 2014
The Bayside Literary Festival in Melbourne will be replaced with a new year-long event series, Words by the Bay. Words by the Bay will be launched by Bayside Mayor Laurence Evans...
Apple expands iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager internationally
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Apple has announced an international expansion of its iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager products. iBooks Textbooks, a platform for interactive textbooks for use on the iPad, has expanded to...
IPA endorses Thema classification standard
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has officially endorsed Thema, the global subject classification standard for the book trade that was first launched at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair. IPA secretary general Jens...
Booktopia counting down top 50 ‘Favourite Australian Novelists’
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Booktopia is counting down the top 50 finalists in its annual ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ promotion. On 20 January, Booktopia announced the top 50 to 41 finalists, which included Kate Grenville,...
‘The Dark’ wins 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The Dark by Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen (Hodder) has won the 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award, presented for outstanding writing in a picture book published in the US. The award,...
Nikolic to join Nielsen NZ
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Nevena Nikolic has been appointed as national manager for Nielsen Book Services in New Zealand. Nikolic, who begins in the role on 28 January, replaces former national manager David Dromer,...
Search underway for ‘Great Kiwi Classic’
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The New Zealand Book Council (NZBC) and Auckland Writers Festival (AWF) have partnered to find the ‘Great Kiwi Classic’ and are asking New Zealanders to ‘join the search for our most...
Lit magazine ‘Seizure’ relaunches
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Literary magazine Seizure relaunched in January with a new website that replaces the biannual print magazine.The website will be updated each week with new writing, which will be kept behind...
Julietta Jameson on the royalty payment cycle
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Why should authors have to wait up to nine months to be paid royalties? Julietta Jameson spoke to Text publisher Michael Heyward, literary agents Selwa Anthony and Lyn Tranter, and...
‘Spectacular’ growth in ebook loans at Christchurch City Libraries
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
New Zealand’s Christchurch City Libraries have recorded ‘spectacular’ growth in the number of ebooks being loaned in the past year, reports stuff.co.nz.Loans through the libraries’ ebook provider, OverDrive, have increased...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
‘After several years of declining sales it was good to see the market bounce back, particularly in the area of physical book retail’—Allen & Unwin sales and marketing director Jim...
Melbourne Library Service ranked 19th in global library study
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The Melbourne Library Service has been ranked in the top 20 library services around the world in a study conducted by researchers at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. The...
Table manners: Sally Piper on ‘Grace’s Table’
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Sally Piper’s novel Grace’s Table (UQP, April) uses the device of a meal—preparation, serving, eating and aftermath—to tell the life story of a 70-year-old woman. She spoke to reviewer Max...
Something fishy: Robert Edeson on ‘The Weaver Fish’
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The Weaver Fish (Fremantle Press, March) is a fiendishly clever puzzle of a book, writes reviewer Tim Coronel. (Read the review here.) He spoke to Robert Edeson. This book is...
Amazon gains patent to ship items before customers buy them
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
In the US, Amazon has patented a delivery method that will allow it to ship items before customers buy them, reports the Wall Street Journal. In December 2013, Amazon gained a...
Mistry wins 2014 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Indian author Cyrus Mistry has won the 2014 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his novel Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer (Aleph). The novel was selected from a shortlist of...
New staff appointed at ‘Kill Your Darlings’; journalism mentorships announced
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Brigid Mullane has been appointed as the new editor of Melbourne-based literary journal Kill Your Darlings (KYD). Mullane has been deputy editor of KYD since mid-2013, having previously worked in...
Audible launches Australian audiobook store
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Amazon-owned Audible has launched an Australian audiobook store. The audible.com.au site went live on 15 January. Australian customers, who were previously able to purchase audiobooks from the Audible US site,...
Australian, NZ books selected for 2014 Gourmand Awards
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
A number of Australian and New Zealand books have been selected for the 2014 Gourmand Awards. The Australian winners are:Authors and chefs category Chef: Patissier (Emmanuel Mollois, UWA Publishing) Woman...
Last chance to complete our post-Christmas survey
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual post-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. This is your last chance to complete the survey online. BooksellersIf you are a bookseller, please complete the...
Rights round-up
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
SalesNonfiction—Michelle Anderson Publishing has sold US rights to You Can Conquer Cancer (Ian Gawler) to Tarcher; Exisle Publishing has sold North American rights to Mindfulness at Work (Stephen McKenzie); and Allen...
‘WBN’ published Thursday next week
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Please note that, due to the Australia Day public holiday next Monday, the Weekly Book Newsletter will be published on Thursday 30 January. The deadline for classifieds and job advertisements...
International Library News
Monday, 20 January 2014
Simon & Schuster US announces new library ebook pilot with OverDriveIn the US, Simon & Schuster has expanded its library ebook lending program, launching a new pilot with library supplier...
Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2014 nominations announced
Monday, 20 January 2014
In the US, the Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees in the 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honour mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published in 2013, as well...
Russia’s two major publishers merge
Monday, 20 January 2014
Russia’s two major publishers Eksmo and AST have merged, reports Publishing Perspectives. Eksmo has officially acquired AST, which is estimated to be worth RUB 12 billion (A$410 million), for an...
Local push for Barnes & Noble ebookstore
Monday, 20 January 2014
US bookseller Barnes & Noble has begun raising the profile of its Australian Nook ebookstore, offering new customers free local ebooks and magazines for a limited time. The Australian Nook...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 20 January 2014
Marcus Zusak is the big winner in this week’s bestsellers chart, with the film tie-in edition of his novel The Book Thief (Picador) at number one, and a standard edition at...
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