APA Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2012 shortlists announced
Monday, 20 August 2012
The titles shortlisted for this year's Australian Publishers Association (APA) Australian Educational Publishing Awards have been announced. The titles shortlisted in each category are: Primary Education Primary Reference Resource Playground...
Interview: Steve Grimwade, director/CEO of the Melbourne Writers Festival
Friday, 17 August 2012
This will be Steve Grimwade’s final year as director of the Melbourne Writers Festival (23 August to 2 September), with Lisa Dempster recently announced as his successor. Grimwade spoke to...
2012 CBCA Book of the Year Awards winners announced
Friday, 17 August 2012
The winners of this year’s Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards were announced on 17 August, marking the official launch of Children’s Book Week. CBCA...
Interview with Jacqueline Wright on ‘Red Dirt Talking’
Friday, 17 August 2012
In 2010 Jacqueline Wright won the TAG Hungerford Award for most promising unpublished manuscript, and Red Dirt Talking (Fremantle Press, October) is the result. The novel is a contemporary drama...
Penguin launches digital romance imprint
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Penguin Australia has launched a new digital-first imprint for Australian romance titles called Destiny Romance. Penguin said the imprint, which has launched with four titles, will publish ‘romance ebooks of all...
Nick Earls on striking a balance in social media
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
First, I’d like to tell you a few things about my cat. I’d like to, but he’s been gone for more than two years, after a long and mostly happy...
Maribyrnong Library Literary Festival kicks off this month
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
This year’s Maribyrnong Library Literary Festival in Melbourne’s west will run between 31 August and 9 September. The festival will open on Friday 31 August with a 1920s-themed gala with...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
‘While we have all been quite concerned, even obsessed, by ebooks, very few of us have websites that can effectively sell “pbooks”’—Suzy Wilson on the launch of Riverbend Books’ new...
Apple in talks to sponsor Orange Prize
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Apple may be the next sponsor of the UK Women’s Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the Orange Prize, reports the Sunday Telegraph. Apple is reported to have participated in...
McGraw-Hill acquires Key Curriculum
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
In the US, McGraw-Hill Education has acquired Key Curriculum, a private company that develops mathematics learning technology for the school and higher education markets, reports Publishers Weekly. A spokesperson for...
Bowker, ‘PW’ research finds Gen Y the top spenders in the US in 2011
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
In the US, new research from Bowker Market Research and Publishers Weekly has found that Generation Y—people born between 1979 and 1989—spent the most money on books in 2011, taking...
2012 Australian Education Publishing Awards date announced
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
The winners of the 2012 Australian Education Publishing Awards, presented by the Australian Publishers Association (APA), will be announced at an event in Melbourne on 6 September. The awards presentation,...
International library news
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
ALA report outlines ebook business models for public libraries The American Library Association (ALA) has released a new report outlining the various ebook business models available for public libraries. The...
A festive National Bookshop Day for 2012
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Bookstores around Australia celebrated the second annual National Bookshop Day on Saturday 11 August, gaining increased sales, media coverage and community support, and creating a festive atmosphere. Australian Booksellers Association (ABA)...
Forthcoming events
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Book-related events over the coming fortnight include: Romance Writers of Australia National Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, 16-19 August CBCA Book Week: 18-24 August Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children’s Writers and Illustrators, New Zealand, 18-26...
Dempster appointed new MWF director
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Outgoing director of the Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) Lisa Dempster has been appointed as the new director of Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF). MWF festival chairman Michael Webster said in a...
‘The Big Issue’ announces fiction edition line-up
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
The Big Issue has announced the full line-up of authors whose stories will appear in its annual fiction edition. Stories by David Cohen, Andy Murdoch, Alex Skovron, Jude Bridge, Rafael...
On tour: Meet the author Eloisa James
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
New York Times bestselling romance author Eloisa James is in Australia in August to attend the Australian Romance Readers Association convention on the Gold Coast. Her latest book is The...
2012 kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships announced
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
The winners of this year’s kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships, presented as part of the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) black&write! Indigenous Writing and Editing Program, have been announced. This...
Riverbend Books launches new website with Circle Soft
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Riverbend Books has launched a new website, featuring live inventory information alongside other title information. Riverbend Books owner Suzy Wilson told Bookseller+Publisher that updating the website was a necessary step...
Hannett nominated for a World Fantasy Award
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Australian author Lisa L Hannett has been nominated in the ‘best collection’ category for this year’s World Fantasy Awards for her debut collection Bluegrass Symphony (Ticonderoga). The winners will be...
Pepeyan to leave Collins
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Lucie Pepeyan will finish in her position as national franchise manager at Collins Booksellers at the end of August. Pepeyan joined Collins Booksellers in February 2011, after leaving the Australian...
Annual results: Scholastic benefits from sales of ‘Hunger Games’ trilogy
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Scholastic has announced that sales at the company rose 14% for the year ending 31 May, rising to US$2.15 billion (A$2.04 billion) from US$1.89 billion (A$1.79 billion) in 2011. Scholastic said...
Google buys Frommer’s from Wiley
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Google is buying Frommer's from publisher John Wiley & Sons to attract more advertising dollars tied to online-travel bookings and local-business information. Financial terms were not disclosed in Monday's announcement,...
OUP reports 10% growth in sales
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Oxford University Press has reported a 10% growth in sales for the financial year ending 31 March. Sales for the year were £695.5 million (A$1.04 billion), up from £648.6 million...
New owner reopens Clifton Hill Books
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
The new owner of Clifton Hill Books reopened the bookstore over the weekend to coincide with National Bookshop Day. Lynne Hamilton purchased the store earlier this year and has been...
Changes to PANZ council
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced changes to its council. Karen Ferns has stepped down from the PANZ council due to the demands of her new role...
Ngaio Marsh Award shortlist announced
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
The titles shortlisted for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Collecting Cooper (Paul Cleave, S&S) Luther: The Calling (Neil Cross,...
Mt Gambier Library wins 2012 Jim Crawford innovation award
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Mount Gamier Library in regional South Australia has won this year’s Jim Crawford Award for Innovation in Libraries. The biennial Jim Crawford Award, worth $10,000, is presented to individuals or groups...
Libraries shortlisted for Museums Australia design awards
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
A number of Australian libraries have been shortlisted for the 2012 Museums Australia Multimedia & Publication Design Awards. The annual awards recognise excellence in design and communication in the museum...
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