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Booktopia staff changes; WH Smith profit warning; new author-support business

Wednesday, 17 June 2026    Books+Publishing
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Several Booktopia staff have been made redundant; WH Smith has issued a profit warning; two former Big Fivers have launched a new author-support business; new ISBN data show the number of books being published in Australia is booming; Berkelouw Books has confirmed it will move, rather than close, its Leichhardt store; and...

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