Media Extra: what’s hot
Sunday, 22 July 2007
While it's only the beginning of the latest Harry Potter sales, it's also the end of an era for J K Rowling. Having earned ₤600 million from her Harry Potter...
Countdown to Harry Potter 7
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Booksellers across the country are making final preparations for the launch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last book in J K Rowling's ‘Harry Potter' series,...
Forthcoming events
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:Hong Kong Book Fair, which runs from 18 - 23 JulyAustralian Book Industry Awards, to be...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
No prizes for guessing what title will be sitting atop the charts when this weekend's sales results eventually filter through to the BookScan charts, but Mr Potter is already putting...
Around the world
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week are:PW and PN combine for Frankfurt dailiesBorders to offer free mobile contentNyeko wins 'African Booker'Brown family seeks...
Houghton Mifflin to buy Harcourt US
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
The US schools publishing businesses of Harcourt have been sold to competitor Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep for US$4 billion (A$4.4 billion). The purchase concludes the sale by Reed Elsevier of Harcourt Education, following...
APA ends bestsellers survey
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has decided to end its annual bestseller survey, which it has conducted for almost 20 years.
Tintin in hot water over Congo book
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
A 75-year-old Tintin book has landed its publisher Egmont in hot water in the UK and US amid claims of racism. Tintin in the Congo, originally published in French in 1931, only become available...
RiP Glenda Adams
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
The Australian Society of Authors writes: We note with respect the passing of Glenda Adams. Glenda, born in 1939, died on 11 July 2007 in Sydney. She had been ill...
RiP Stan Zemanek
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Fiona Schultz, Managing Director of New Holland Publishers, writes: it was with great sadness to hear of the passing of Stan Zemanek. Stan was diagnosed with an aggressive form of...
Little Big Book Club and Vegemite to launch ‘Little Aussie Reader’ program
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
The Little Big Book Club, a not-for-profit arts organisation created in 2006 to ‘encourage parents and caregivers to read regularly to their children from an early age' has announced a...
Industry and Ozco address the future
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
While book publishing�so far has not been as affected by the advent of the web and digisation as other media industries, it was unrealistic to expect that situation to last,...
Hardie Grant to set up NZ operation
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Hardie Grant Books managing director Julie Pinkham has announced that the publisher will establish a sales and marketing operation in New Zealand from 1 September. Hardie Grant will appoint a...
Ligare appoints new CEO
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Ligare Book Printers, Australia's third largest book printer, has announced the appointment of Cliff Brigstocke, formerly of international outsourcing business Bunzl Limited, as CEO. ‘Cliff joins Ligare with a strong...
Countdown to the 2007 ABIAs
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
This year's Australian Book Industry Awards will be held this coming Tuesday, 24 July, at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel in Sydney. The night will see the presentation of the Pixie...
‘Strong interest’ in Borders from trade and private equity
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
KPMG, sale advisors to the Borders bookselling chain, have reported ‘strong interest' in the chain's Australian and New Zealand operations from trade and private equity firms, according to a Reuters...
In brief
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Workplace watchdog warns small businessThe newly appointed Workplace Ombudsman, Nicholas Wilson, has issued a warning to small businesses to meet all their legal obligations regarding employee entitlements, pointing to a...
Halliday wine atlas shortlisted for international award
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia (Hardie Grant) has been shortlisted for the prestigious Louis Roederer International Book of the Year 2007 award.The Wine Atlas is the only Australian book...
Lambda award for Drinnan
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Sydney-based author Neal Drinnan is one of the recipients of the 2007 Lambda Awards, the world's key gay and lesbian literary awards.Drinnan won the Lambda for fantasy and horror writing...
Media Extra: what’s hot
Sunday, 15 July 2007
Harry Potter fever is at an all-time high as we await the release of the seventh and final instalment of J K Rowling's classic series. Harry Potter and the Deathly...
RIP Kathleen E Woodiwiss
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Romance author Kathleen E Woodiwiss, who was credited with inventing the modern historical romance novel, died last week at the age of 68. 'We all owe our careers to her,'...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Well, Channel 9 may not be winning the television ratings war in the manner to which it was once accustomed but it seems readers are happy to give it a...
Quote of the week
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
'Muggles, do you know what this chamber of secrets is?'--in the lead-up to HP7, the Sunday Age tries its best to make the relatively un-magical ADS warehouse into an object...
Around the world
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Among the new items added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Meagre marketing returns from 'social web'BEA to Las Vegas in 2011New study shows huge potential growth...
FSC launches Publishers, Printers and Paper Network
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
The launch of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)'s Publishers, Printers and Paper (PPP) Network in Melbourne in 5 July was a sell-out, attracting 130 attendees, according to organisers.'We were very...
Pearson announces more Harcourt redundancies
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Following its acquisition of Harcourt Education in May, Pearson Australia has announced a number of redundancies in the senior management group at Harcourt. ‘As previously announced we will be integrating...
Impressive criminal element to attend MWF 2007
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
The organisers of the Melbourne Writers' Festival have announced an impressive line-up of crime authors for this year's festival. Dorothy Porter, Shane Maloney, Gabrielle Lord and newcomers Leah Giarratano and...
APA seminars encourage ‘cross-industry dialogue’
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Speaking during an Australian Publishers Association (APA) seminar in Melbourne on 27 June, APA CEO Maree McCaskill urged publishers to find their common interests in order to present a united...
ABA launches ‘find-a-bookshop’ internet service
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that it is about to commence a national campaign aimed at encouraging book buyers to choose their local bookshop when making book-purchasing decisions.The...
Westfield outlines Stage 2 for Sydney CBD redevelopment
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
The Westfield Group has lodged its Stage 2 Development Application with the City of Sydney, for the redevelopment of its Centrepoint, Imperial Arcade and Skygarden properties in Sydney's CBD. The...
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