Bega library to run on solar power
Monday, 7 May 2012
A network of solar panels has been installed onto the rooftop of Bega library, effectively making the library self-sufficient in terms of electricity consumption. Forming part of a town-wide project...
Interview with Frank Moorhouse on ‘Cold Light’
Friday, 4 May 2012
In the conclusion to Frank Moorhouse’s ‘Edith Trilogy’, former League of Nations officer Edith Campbell Berry mixes politics with pleasure in post-war Canberra. Moorhouse spoke to Andrea Hanke in the...
Interview with Gillian Mears on ‘Foal’s Bread’
Friday, 4 May 2012
Gillian Mears grew up horse mad and horse-book mad. She spoke to Heather Dyer about her latest novel, Foal’s Bread (A&U) in the August 2011 edition of Bookseller+Publisher. (See the...
Interview with Anna Funder on ‘All That I Am’
Friday, 4 May 2012
Stasiland author Anna Funder found the transition to fiction ‘joyful’ and ‘liberating’. She spoke to David Gaunt about her debut novel All That I Am in the August 2011 issue...
Jani Patokallio: Why ebooks will soon be obsolete
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Ebooks will be obsolete within five years, claims Jani Patokallio. Crippled by territorial license restrictions, digital rights management, and single-purpose devices and file formats that are simultaneously immature and already...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2012 shortlist announced
Thursday, 3 May 2012
The shortlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Blood (Tony Birch, UQP) All That I Am (Anna Funder, Penguin) Foal’s Bread (Gillian...
Joel Naoum: Key findings on experimentation in digital publishing from my Unwin Trust Fellowship
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Vanilla ebooks have been released by many major publishers in the UK from as early as 2006. They took off in a much bigger way when Amazon launched the local...
$20,000 for the Big Issue fiction edition, among several projects funded by CAL
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Several industry bodies have received funding from the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) in its latest round of Cultural Fund funding. In addition to the Australian Booksellers Association, the Indigenous Literacy...
Shortlist for NT Chief Minister’s Book of the Year announced
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Four titles are in the running for this year’s Northern Territory Chief Minister’s Book of the Year. The titles shortlisted for the award are: Northern Voyagers (Alan Powell, Australian Scholarly...
ABA receives CAL funding to put conference sessions online
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The Australian Booksellers Association is among several industry-related bodies to receive funding in the most recent round of Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Cultural Fund funding. ‘We’re delighted to have received...
ILF receives $20,100 to produce two children’s books, among several children’s book initiatives funded by CAL
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has been allocated $20,100 in the most recent round of Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Cultural Fund funding. As a result of the funding, the ILF...
Celarc appointed general manager of publishing at OPUS; Fahy steps down as MPG CEO
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
OPUS Group has appointed executive director Richard Celarc to the newly created position of general manager of publishing, following the group's recent reverse takeover of McPherson’s Printing Group (MPG). A spokesperson for...
‘The Last Viking’ wins SCBWI Crystal Kite Award
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The Last Viking by Norman Jorgensen and James Foley (Fremantle Press) has won the Australian and New Zealand division of this year’s Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards, presented by the...
PMP receives mystery takeover bid
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
PMP, parent company of book printer Griffin Press, has revealed that it has received a ‘highly conditional, non-binding indicative offer’ from an undisclosed bidder to purchase the company. In a...
Parliamentary inquiry into technology prices may look at ebooks
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
A federal parliamentary inquiry into the prices of software and other electronic products will look at ebook pricing ‘if price differences in that market are raised’, reports the Sydney Morning...
Locus Awards 2012 finalists announced
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The top five finalists in each category of the 2012 Locus Awards have been announced by the Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Melbourne artist Shaun Tan has been nominated in the...
Quote of the week
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
‘Many publishers I visited talked about the value of strong strategic partnerships with external companies and brands who could help foster the in-house skills base and offset the risks involved...
Ingram partners with South African bookseller, Foyles in UK
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Ingram announced in April that it will partner with South African bookseller Van Schaik to provide etextbooks via its VitalSource platform. Van Schaik, which has 55 stores in South Africa...
University of Minnesota pushes for open source textbooks
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The University of Minnesota has launched an online project to source and catalogue free ‘open-source’ textbooks for students. It’s part of a national effort across the US to offer cheaper...
Judge dismisses ‘Three Cups of Tea’ civil case
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
In the US, a federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit against Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson and his publisher Penguin Group (USA), declaring claims that Mortenson lied...
Kobo to launch in Brazil this year
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Kobo vice-president Todd Humphrey has confirmed that the ebook retailer and provider plans to expand into Brazil this year, reports the Bookseller. Humphrey has confirmed that Kobo is working with...
B&N creates ‘Newco’ subsidiary with investment from Microsoft
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
US bookselling chain Barnes & Noble has creating a new subsidiary for its digital businesses and college bookstores in partnership with Microsoft, reports Publishers Weekly. The venture is temporarily named...
Magabala announces partnership with Ubud writers festival
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Magabala Books has announced a new partnership with the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in Bali, Indonesia, which will involve a Magabala author participating in the writers festival each year....
Norman Lindsay Festival a success
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The annual Norman Lindsay Festival took place on Sunday 25 March at the Norman Lindsay Gallery in Faulconbridge, New South Wales. Named in honour of the author/illustrator of children's classic...
Society of Editors (Vic) is renamed Editors Victoria
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The Society of Editors (Vic) has changed its name to Editors Victoria. Editors Victoria established a Facebook page on 3 March and has launched a new website: www.editorsvictoria.org
NLA and major international libraries to implement RDA cataloguing
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The National Library of Australia is joining other major libraries across the world in adopting a new standard for cataloguing in the first quarter of 2013. Resource Description and Access...
NLA acquires rare globes
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The National Library of Australia has acquired two pairs of rare floor globes from a New York gallery. The two pairs of terrestrial and celestial globes were produced between 1799...
ABC looks for ’10 Aussie Books to Read Before You Die’
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The ABC’s First Tuesday Book Club is calling for people to vote for their favourite Australian books to create an ultimate reading list. To coincide with the National Year of...
City of Sydney’s book amnesty a success
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
City of Sydney’s first ever month-long book amnesty has resulted in thousands of borrowers returning their books, renewing library cards or signing up as new members. People who emailed, phoned...
Harvard objects to high prices of academic journal subscriptions
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Harvard University, one of the world’s richest academic institutions, has announced it can no longer afford academic journal subscriptions, advising staff to support open-access publishing instead, by submitting work to Digital...
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