Non-book items
Thursday, 11 December 2008
For most booksellers, non-book items such as DVDs were selling well, with standards such as cards, wrapping, bookmarks, diaries and calendars also tracking as usual. DVDs, games and other merchandise...
Catalogues, stock and staff
Thursday, 11 December 2008
While the catalogue is clearly a staple for Christmas, with 81% of those surveyed reporting they were involved in one, either their own or a group/chain catalogue, only 53% reported...
Supply and availability: ‘not as bad as last year’
Thursday, 11 December 2008
On the supply and availability of titles, while many booksellers said supply was a little slower than they'd hope, most reported that on the whole things were running very smoothly....
Meanwhile, in New Zealand
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Across the pond in New Zealand availability and supply emerged as a key issue for booksellers WBN surveyed. WBN spoke to a representative sample of chain stores and independents in...
Online selling comes home?
Thursday, 11 December 2008
In Australia, online bookselling emerged as a true success story for several booksellers. Richard Parslow of Seekbooks.com.au and Tony Nash of Booktopia.com.au both reported online sales had more than doubled...
Publishers’ perspectives
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Booksellers aren't the only ones worried about the talk of gloom and doom. Murdoch Books CEO Juliet Rogers told WBN that her company was doing better than expected. ‘Given the...
Parallel importation
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Finally, while we had the ear of so many booksellers and publishers from around the nation, we thought we'd take the opportunity to ask everyone (anonymously of course!), which of...
Post-Christmas
Thursday, 11 December 2008
This year 49% of booksellers reported they would be holding a public sale after Christmas and 49% said they would be sticking to regular trading post-Christmas and not holding a...
Pre-Christmas survey results
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Story to follow.
RiP Dorothy Porter
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Agent Jenny Darling writes: 'Dorothy Porter died in Melbourne this morning from complications due to cancer. She was 54.'A writer at the height of her powers, Dorothy's most recent publication...
Around the world
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Rubin and Applebaum lose roles in Random US restructuringfiction in translationthe Nobel lecturepublisher of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...
Pre-Christmas survey 2008
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
The results of WBN's pre-Christmas survey of booksellers will be published in a WBN special bulletin tomorrow. If your store has not yet participated either by phone or online, you...
‘Black Wednesday’ for global publishers as financial crisis hits
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
The global financial crisis has begun to make its influence felt on the publishing world, as many large international publishers, particularly those with substantial operations in the US, announce restructures...
Ciofuli to retire from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins has announced that long-standing staff member George Ciofuli will retire at the end of the year. Ciofuli, who has spent more than 25 years in publishing,...
Neale wins inaugural Janet Frame Memorial Award
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Emma Neale is the winner of the inaugural Janet Frame Memorial Award. The biennial award, worth NZ$3000 (A$2470), is for ‘an author of literary or imaginative fiction, or poetry' and...
New alliance to push for Children’s Laureate
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
The Australian Children's Literature Alliance (ACLA) was established on 19 November. The group consists of representatives from the Australian Booksellers Association, Australian Publishers Association, Australian Society of Authors, Children's Book...
Dymocks opens in Albany
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
A new Dymocks store will be opening right in time for Christmas on 15 December in Albany, Western Australia. The new franchise owners, Albany locals Deborah and Richard Congdon told...
Aurealis shortlist announced
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
The shortlist for the 2008 Aurealis Awards has been announced. It consists of 56 Australian writers of speculative fiction, including science-fiction, fantasy and horror, shortlisted in 13 categories. Among the...
In brief
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Penguin 2.0 coming to Australia in 2009Penguin Group USA has announced a new program called Penguin 2.0, described by CEO David Shanks as ‘the next evolution of the Penguin brand'....
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009 to be announced in Auckland
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
The 23rd annual Commonwealth Writers' Prize (CWP) is to be announced at the Auckland Writers' and Readers' Festival (AWRF), New Zealand, in May 2009, coinciding with the festival's 10th anniversary....
Christer promoted to publishing director
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Random House Australia (RHA) has announced the promotion of Nikki Christer to the role of publishing director, adult publishing. ‘I am delighted to promote Nikki into this role and onto...
ARW Group rebrands as REDgroup Retail
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
ARW Group, which includes the Angus & Robertson, Borders and Whitcoulls book chains, has changed its name to REDgroup Retail. ‘The new brand offers an overarching identity for Angus &...
Quote of the week
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Did he really mean to say that? John Coote at the opening of Borders Doncaster, quoted in Inside Retailing: ‘We haven't had a great book this year so you've really...
Leading Edge meetings ‘unanimous’:retain copyright–with modifications
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Leading Edge Books members who attended the three information sessions hosted by the buying group in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, have come to a ‘unanimous position' on the current parallel...
ASA, Australia Council announce emerging writers partnership
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
In 2009 the Australian Society or Authors (ASA) will be responsible for administering the Australia Council's support for emerging writers under a new partnership. The support program, to be known...
Indigenous Literacy Project raises $238K to date
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
The Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) has raised $238,000 to date for 2008, with further pledges expected to be received in coming weeks. ‘The recent ABC Sydney Silent Auction Fundraiser together...
Book industry study builds picture of a ‘diverse but worried industry’
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
The University of Melbourne Book Industry study, being undertaken in partnership with the Australian Publishers Association and Thorpe-Bowker, has found more than half of respondents nominate territorial copyright as their...
Sylvan to remain on Productivity Commission study; Banks responds to industry concern
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Productivity Commission chair Gary Banks has responded to industry concerns about the appointment of commissioner Louise Sylvan to the commission's study of parallel importation laws, declaring Sylvan ‘will remain attached...
NZ Digital Publishing Forum launched
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
New Zealand's booksellers association, society of authors and copyright agency have formed a new digital publishing initiative, the Digital Publishing Forum. Formed last week, the forum is a partnership between...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 8 December 2008
No surprises in the charts this week as Christmas book-buying gets underway with gusto. Bryce Courtenay's Fishing for Stars is number one in the Bestsellers, Patricia Cornwell's sleuth Scarpetta is...
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