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Google, Amazon join Kobo in Brazil

Friday, 7 December 2012
Following Kobo’s recent expansion into the Brazilian ebook market, Google and Amazon both launched ebookstores in Brazil this week, reports PaidContent. Google is now selling ebooks and movies in Brazil...

Buzo a finalist for Morris Award

Friday, 7 December 2012
Australian YA author Laura Buzo has been selected as a finalist for the 2013 William C Morris Award for her 2010 debut novel Good Oil (A&U), published in the US...

Australia objects to Amazon’s application for .book 

Friday, 7 December 2012
Australia has lodged a complaint against Amazon EU’s application for the .book internet domain, which is says restricts other entities from using the same domain and could have a ‘negative...

Dattner to step down as SPN general manager

Thursday, 6 December 2012
The Small Press Network (SPN) has announced that general manager Zoe Dattner will step down from her role in January. The SPN said in a statement that Dattner and the...

Hachette implements new ebook pricing in the US 

Thursday, 6 December 2012
In the US, Hachette has implemented new ebook pricing terms that are now being adopted by ebook vendors, reports Publishers Weekly. The changes follow the publisher’s decision to settle with...

Penguin launches seminar for ‘popular writing’

Thursday, 6 December 2012
Penguin Books Australia has launched a one-day seminar for aspiring writers of commercial fiction, called the Penguin School of Popular Writing. The seminar, which will be held on 19 January...

Eddington appointed Literature Board director

Thursday, 6 December 2012
The Australia Council for the Arts has announced that Jill Eddington has been appointed as director of the Literature Board. The Australia Council said in a statement that Eddington will...

Wehner joins ABA management committee 

Thursday, 6 December 2012
Clayton Wehner, co-owner of online bookstore Boomerang Books and ebookstore Booku, has joined the management committee of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA). The ABA said in a statement that it...

Curtis wins 2012 Johnno Award

Thursday, 6 December 2012
Bundaberg-based author and festival convener Sandy Curtis has won the 2012 Johnno Award, presented by the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) for outstanding contributions to writing in Queensland. Curtis has written six...

Best books of 2012: a round-up

Thursday, 6 December 2012
The 'best books of the year' lists have become a book industry tradition in the lead-up to Christmas, and this year is no exception. Below we round-up some of the local and...

Johnson joins BICC 

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Simon & Schuster Australia managing director Lou Johnson has joined the Federal Government’s Book Industry Collaboration Council (BICC). Johnson replaces Penguin Australia CEO Gabrielle Coyne on the council and as...

Mary Ryan’s Toowoomba reverts to company ownership 

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
The Mary Ryan’s bookstore in Toowoomba, Queensland, has reverted to company ownership after operating as a franchise for five years. Mary Ryan’s CEO Bill Concannon told Bookseller+Publisher that Mary Ryan’s...

Please complete our pre-Christmas survey 

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Bookseller+Publisher is currently conducting its annual pre-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. Booksellers If you are a bookseller, please complete the survey...

‘King Brown Country’ wins George Munster Award 

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
King Brown Country by Russell Skelton (A&U) has won the 2011 George Munster Award for Independent Journalism, presented by the University of Technology Sydney’s Australian Centre for Independent Journalism. The award...

Kobo Mini, Glo available from Bookworld 

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Online booksellers Bookworld and Angus & Robertson are now selling two of Kobo’s new ereading devices—the Kobo Mini and the Kobo Glo. The online stores are selling the five-inch Kobo...

Murdoch Books distribution to move to UBD 

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Murdoch Books has announced that distribution of its titles will move from Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) to United Book Distributors (UBD) in January. The move follows the acquisition of...

Co-op Bookshop announces store awards 

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
The Co-op Store Awards were announced at the bookselling chain’s Store Managers Conference in November. The following awards were presented for outstanding achievements in 2012: RESET award for excellence in...

Virginia Lloyd on what Australian publishers want

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
US-based Australian literary agent Virginia Lloyd recently travelled to Australia to meet with some of the major trade publishers. Below she summarises what Australian publishers are looking for, based on...

International Library News 

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
CILIP survey finds over 1000 UK library jobs in danger next year A new survey by the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP) in the UK has found...

Quote of the Week 

Wednesday, 5 December 2012
‘Without a doubt, we are in a dogfight. Make no mistake, publishing juggernauts like Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple are demolishing the Australian writing and publishing industry’—Copyright Agency chair and...

 

 

 

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