Wednesday, 4 December 2013
‘Every day I sell to bookstores I realise how much emphasis is placed on the cover,’ writes Hardie Grant sales rep Amanda Wildsmith. She shares some of her observations on...

Wednesday, 27 November 2013
While booksellers are currently focussed on those all-important Christmas sales, it’s worth taking a look at some of the titles that sell well in the post-Christmas period. Nielsen BookScan and...

Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Internships are a common way of breaking into the book industry and an opportunity to try out different roles. But there are pros and cons to the experience. Read Eloise Florence’s report...

Wednesday, 13 November 2013
What kind of income can ‘mid-list’ authors expect to earn from their books? Annabel Smith, whose second novel Whisky Charlie Foxtrot was published by Fremantle Press in November 2012, received...

Thursday, 7 November 2013
This month, New Frontier is publishing a ‘cerebral palsy edition’ of Peter Carnavas’ picture book Jessica’s Box, which will be used as part of the CP Alliance’s disability awareness program...

Wednesday, 30 October 2013
In the latest issue of Books+Publishing, Andrea Hanke and Andrew Wrathall report on the results of the 2013 Books+Publishing salary survey. The survey canvassed over 300 members of the Australian book...

Wednesday, 23 October 2013
‘Imagine the busiest place you’ve ever been and then times it by 10. This was the device suggested to me by a friend as preparation for my first Frankfurt Book...

Tuesday, 15 October 2013
‘I count myself very fortunate that my publishing career coincided with a stable, but nevertheless transitional, period in the Australian book trade.’ Read former Penguin publishing director Bob Sessions’ parting...

Tuesday, 8 October 2013
The 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair kicks off this week. In Junior Term 3, Kate Blackwood spoke to two children’s publishers who visit overseas book fairs to choose titles and translate them for a...

Wednesday, 2 October 2013
‘The majority of industry-based training programs focus on technology, production, marketing or editorial skills, reflecting the traditional needs of this creative industry, as well as the necessity to keep abreast...

Wednesday, 25 September 2013
For the 11th year in a row, Books+Publishing has surveyed Australian rights managers and literary agents to gauge the health of Australian rights trading. The survey looks at average income...

Wednesday, 18 September 2013
In January, Robert Watkins was appointed commissioning editor of adult books at Hachette Australia, and has since signed authors as varied as spoken-word performer and Vic Prem’s Unpublished Manuscript winner...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
David Musgrave, poet, novelist and founder of independent press Puncher & Wattman, is often told that ‘nobody reads’ the poetry that his press publishes. ‘This isn’t actually true,’ says Musgrave,...

Wednesday, 4 September 2013
September is often a highlight on the sporting calendar as many local and national seasons draw to a close and finals begin. Andrew Wrathall spoke to several publishers and booksellers about sport books...