Monday, 21 January 2013
Three Australian books have been included in the 2013 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities list produced by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). The Australian...

Monday, 21 January 2013
After 21 years of bookselling, Brisbane’s Coaldrake’s Bookshop has closed its doors, with its final day of trading on Sunday 20 January. The bookstore, which is located at The Barracks...

Monday, 21 January 2013
When Robert Jordan died in 2007 before finishing the final book in his epic fantasy series ‘The Wheel of Time’, Brandon Sanderson was chosen to finish the series. Sanderson expanded Jordan’s final...

Friday, 18 January 2013
Zora Sanders will take over the role of editor of Melbourne-based literary journal Meanjin in March. Current editor Sally Heath, who joined Meanjin at the start of 2011, is stepping...

Friday, 18 January 2013
A Lonely Planet Hub has opened in the Dymocks bookstore in George St, Sydney. Situated on the mezzanine level of the store, the Hub is a ‘shop-in-shop’ that carries Lonely Planet...

Thursday, 17 January 2013
The independent New Zealand bookstores that sell Kobo ebooks and devices have received strong support from their customers since introducing the products to their stores, according the Booksellers New Zealand...

Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Random House Australia has announced that a new Dan Brown thriller will be published on 14 May. Inferno, which will be published in hardcover at $45 and will also be...

Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Bookseller+Publisher is currently conducting its annual post-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. Booksellers If you are a bookseller, please complete...

Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Hachette Australia has announced that Robert Watkins, previously marketing manager for Hachette imprints Hodder and Headline, has been appointed to the newly created role of commissioning editor for adult books. Watkins,...

Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Chapter Two Books, a secondhand bookstore located in Stirling in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, is up for sale. Owner Nick Patrick told Bookseller+Publisher that he and his partner Kate Treloar have run...

Wednesday, 16 January 2013
‘So the list price for Dan in Oz is $45, but only A$28.40 in the US ... “Global pricing” has a way to go, clearly’—Readings’ head book buyer Martin Shaw...

Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Sales Fiction—Text has sold Czech, Portugese and Slovakian rights to The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion); and Mexican rights to A Love Letter From a Stray Moon (Jay Griffiths). Children’s—Hardie Grant...