Christmas closing list 2016: Updated
7 December 2016 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing
| Company | Last day of business in 2016 | First day of business in 2017 |
| Allen & Unwin | Friday 23 December (Closing 1pm) | Tuesday 3 January |
| Alliance Distribution Services (ADS) (see classified) | Closed public holidays | |
| Australian Booksellers Association | Thursday 22 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Australian Publishers Association | Noon, Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Australian Society of Authors | Noon, Friday 23 December | Monday 9 January |
| Bloomsbury | 12pm, Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Cengage | 12pm, Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| CoInfo | 2pm, Friday 23 December | Monday 9 January |
| DLS Australia Distribution Services | 1pm, Thursday 22 December | Monday 9 January |
| Finch Publishing | Wednesday 21 December | Monday 9 January |
| Footprint Books | 12pm, Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Fremantle Press | 12pm, Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Hachette Australia | 12pm, Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Hardie Grant | Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) (see classified) | Closed public holidays | |
| Lonely Planet | Closed public holidays | |
| Major Street Publishing | Wednesday 21 December | Wednesday 4 January |
| Melbourne University Publishing | Wednesday 21 December | Monday 9 January |
| NewSouth | Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Nielsen Book Australia | Thursday 22 December | Monday 9 January |
| Penguin Random House (Collins St and Sydney offices) | 1pm, Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Peribo | Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Schwartz Media | Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Scribe | Thursday 22 December | Monday 9 January |
| Simon & Schuster | Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Text Publishing | Thursday 22 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| The Spinney Press | Friday 23 December | Monday 16 January |
| Thorpe-Bowker | Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| United Book Distributors (UBD) Collins St | Friday 23 December (Closing 1pm) | Tuesday 3 January |
| United Book Distributors (UBD) warehouse | Closed public holidays | |
| Walker Books | Friday 23 December | Tuesday 3 January |
| Working Title Press | Monday 19 December | Tuesday 3 January |
The ‘last day of business’ and ‘first day of business’ indicates the business is open on these days. Businesses are not open on weekends or public holidays unless specified.
Public holidays are:
- Sunday 25 December 2016: Christmas Day
- Monday 26 December 2016: Boxing Day holiday (Proclamation Day for SA)
- Tuesday 27 December 2016: Christmas Day substitute holiday
- Sunday 1 January 2017: New Year’s Day
- Monday 2 January 2017: New Year’s Day substitute holiday.
Further information on Australian public holidays is available here.
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