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PacStream management to revert to B2Be 

Wednesday, 11 December 2013
From the 1st January 2014 the distribution agreement held by Thorpe-Bowker to manage the PacStream e-commerce service in the publishing space will cease, with management reverting to the owners, B2Be....

Nash joins Pan Macmillan 

Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Haylee Nash has been appointed to the newly created role of commissioning editor of fiction at Pan Macmillan. Nash, who begins in the role on 16 December, was publishing manager...

LIANZA 2014 Conference: Call for abstracts 

Wednesday, 11 December 2013
The LIANZA 2014 conference program committee is calling for abstract submissions for the conference to be held in Auckland, New Zealand on 12-15 October 2014. Professionals and practitioners with an interest...

Macmillan Science and Education 

Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Palgrave Macmillan would like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers and agency partners for the many productive years we have enjoyed working with our agency lists. From...

Strudley replaces Glover on PANZ Council 

Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Tracy Strudley, sales and marketing director of New Zealand educational publishing company Global Education Systems, has been elected to the council of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ). Strudley...

Pluto Books distribution change 

Monday, 9 December 2013
Publisher: Pluto Books ISBN prefix: 978 74532 Old distributor: Macmillan Distribution Services New distributor: None yet Changeover date: 1 April 2014 Returns cut-off: 15 April 2014

New Internationalist distribution change 

Monday, 9 December 2013
Publisher: New Internationalist ISBN prefix: 978 1904456 Old distributor: Macmillan Distribution Services New distributor: None yet Changeover date: 1 April 2014 Returns cut-off: 15 April 2014

Lynne Rienner distribution change 

Monday, 9 December 2013
Publisher: Kumarian Press, Lynne Rienner ISBN prefix: 978 15654; 978 08559; 978 09318; 978 08893; 978 09129; 978 92913; 978 089410; 978 155587; 978 15882. Old distributor: Macmillan Distribution Services...

Scion Publishing distribution change 

Monday, 9 December 2013
Publisher: Scion Publishing ISBN prefix: 978 19048; 9781859; 97809747 Old distributor: Macmillan Distribution Services New distributor: Footprint Books Changeover date: 1 April 2014 Returns cut-off: 15 April 2014

Macmillan Distribution Services changes 

Monday, 9 December 2013
We regret to advise that effective 1 April 2014 we will no longer represent Lynne Rienner Publishers, New Internationalist, or Pluto Press UK. In addition, Scion Publishers will transfer to...

Changes at Inbooks 

Monday, 9 December 2013
Alexa Burnell has resigned from her position as sales and marketing manager of Inbooks, the trade division of James Bennett. Burnell, who has worked for the company for 10 years,...

Call for entries: 2014 National Biography Award 

Monday, 9 December 2013
The State Library of NSW invites entries for the 2014 National Biography Award. The deadline for entries is Friday 17 January 2014. The National Biography Award is administered and presented...

Berlitz and Insight distribution change 

Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Publisher: APA Publications (Berlitz and Insight)  ISBN prefix: 978981268; 978073192; 978178005; 978981258; 978981282; 978981412; 978981413 Old distributor: Universal Publishers Pty Ltd (Hardie Grant Explore) New distributor: Woodslane Changeover date: 28 February 2014 Returns...

‘The Book Circle’ invites publisher submissions 

Monday, 2 December 2013
‘The Book Circle’ will return in 2014. Publishers are now invited to submit local and international author suggestions for episodes going to air from February through to July. A planning meeting...

Berlitz and Insight (APA Publications) distribution 

Monday, 2 December 2013
Universal Publishers Pty Ltd (Hardie Grant Explore) will cease distribution of Insight and Berlitz products from 28 February 2014. Authorised returns will be accepted by our distributor Random House until...

James Bennett personnel change 

Monday, 2 December 2013
Rachael McDiarmid has left James Bennett. Please direct future enquiries to your usual contact or to Nada Stanojlovic nada@bennett.com.au or 02 8988 5064