Around the world
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Authors accuse Project Gutenberg of 'wholesale kidnapping' of copyrighted workRowan Somerville wins Bad Sex...
REDgroup redeems NZX-listed Retail Notes
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
As a legacy of its acquisition of New Zealand bookselling chain Whitcoulls, REDgroup Retail has continued to be listed on the New Zealand stock exchange (NZX). However, as reported in...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
The Ugly Truth:Diary of a Wimpy Kid, (Jeff Kinney, Puffin) is top of the bestsellers chart this week followed by Australian footballer Ben Cousins' memoir, Ben Cousins: My Life Story...
Australian ‘Style Manual’ under government review; 6th edition to be available until 2013
Monday, 29 November 2010
Further to the Weekly Book Newsletter article Government discontinues tender process to revise Australian ‘Style Manual', the Department of Finance and Deregulation has told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the...
Behrendt named 2011 NSW Australian of the Year
Monday, 29 November 2010
Professor Larissa Behrendt has been named as the 2011 NSW Australian of the Year. Behrendt is a law professor at University of Technology Sydney and a passionate advocate for Australian...
Jane Curry Publishing to partner with Exisle Publishing
Monday, 29 November 2010
Exisle Publishing has announced that it will become the publishing and distribution partner for Jane Curry Publishing (JCP) from 1 December 2010. The publishing house said in a statement that...
CAL increases Cultural Fund allocation, appoints Fisher to Board
Monday, 29 November 2010
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has announced it will increase the allocation to its Cultural Fund, from 1% to 1.5% of the amount of its income from licensing fees and interest....
Media Extra: What’s hot?
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Back in the most mentioned chart is Hand Me Down World (Lloyd Jones, Text), about a North African woman who washes ashore in Sicily and is looking for her son....
Marney wins 2010 Scarlet Stiletto
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Eleanor Marney is the winner of the 2010 Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Award. The 17th Scarlet Stiletto Awards were presented by actress Nadine Garner on Friday 26 November in Melbourne.Marney...
2011 CAL Scribe Fiction Prize longlist announced
Sunday, 28 November 2010
The longlist for the 2011 CAL Scribe Fiction Prize has been announced. The longlisted authors are:Sally Bothroyd (A Cocoa Jackson Mystery)Courtney Collins (The Burial)Richard Gosling (Bear)John Hughes (The Remnants)Lesley Jørgensen...
Jones wins 2010 Janet Frame Memorial Award
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Tim Jones is the winner of the 2010 NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Award for Literature. Jones is a Wellington-based poet and author of science and literary fiction. Jones is the...
CAL increases Cultural Fund allocation, appoints Fisher to board
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has announced it will increase the allocation to its Cultural Fund, from 1% to 1.5% of the amount of its income from licensing fees and interest....
In brief
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Whitcoulls to sponsor new book awardWhitcoulls has announced that it will sponsor a new annual book award from next year. Entries are now open for the 2011 Whitcoulls Pictorial Travel...
2010 Inky Awards winners announced
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The winners of the 2010 Inky Awards have been announced. The Gold Inky (Australian books) was awarded to Lucy Christopher for Stolen (Chicken House). Maggie Stiefvater is the recipient of...
2010 Inky Awards winners announced
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
The winners of the 2010 Inky Awards have been announced. The Gold Inky (Australian books) was awarded to Lucy Christopher for Stolen (Chicken House). Maggie Stiefvater is the recipient of...
Around the world
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Hachette France and Google sign scanning dealJaimy Gordon and Patti Smith NBA winners Random...
Forthcoming Events
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: 15th annual conference of the Australian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP): 25-27 NovemberTo view these...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Jeff Kinney has monopolised the charts this week with his ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series (Puffin) blitzing the competition and taking the number one spots on all three charts....
Inside the current issue: 2011 title preview
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
The summer issue of Bookseller+Publisher, the final isuue for the year, is out now. Inside, you'll find a round-up of titles that publishers are particularly excited about for 2011. From...
Future of WA franchise legislation uncertain; Private Members Bill to face parliamentary scrutiny
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
The Federal Government and the Franchise Council of Australia have welcomed a decision by the Western Australian Liberal Party to allow a parliamentary committee to review proposed legislative changes to...
RiP Eleanor Coerr
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Children's books author Eleanor Coerr has died, aged 88. Coerr's works include Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Mieko and the Fifth Treasure, and The Big Balloon Race.
Rights round-up
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
In rights news this week: SalesChildren's--On behalf of New Frontier Publishing, Australian Licensing Corporation has sold Italian language rights to Last Tree in the City (Peter Carnavas), and French language...
ABA to conduct economic benchmarking survey
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that it will conduct an economic benchmarking survey of its member stores. ABA members will be sent a request today to complete an online survey...
Changes at REDGroup Retail
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
REDGroup Retail has confirmed that a number of employees have been made redundant. A spokesperson from FD Third Person, which provides communication services for REDGroup Retail, confirmed to the Weekly Book...
Neil to leave REDgroup, join Kobo
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Malcolm Neil, communications manger at REDgroup Retail, will leave the business to take up the position of director of vendor relations for Australia and New Zealand with the group's ebook partner...
Tink wins 2010 CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature
Monday, 22 November 2010
Former NSW politician Andrew Tink is the recipient of this year's CAL Waverley Award for Literature for his biography William Charles Wentworth: Australia's Greatest Native Son (A&U). Tink was announced...
ABA to talk to Ministers about GST; Dymocks to decide on off-shore website move after Christmas
Monday, 22 November 2010
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced today that it has requested meetings with government ministers to discuss the GST threshold on imported goods and its impact on the Australian bookselling industry.ABA chief...
Most mentioned: this week in ‘Media Extra’
Monday, 22 November 2010
For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. This is the idea behind John Grisham's latest novel The Confession (Century). Travis commits...
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Monday, 22 November 2010
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Monday, 22 November 2010
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