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Changes to the ABA Management Committee 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Boomerang Books owner Clayton Wehner has resigned from his position as a member of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Management Committee. Peter Strong, former owner of Smith’s Alternative Bookshop in...

‘Books+Publishing’ reporting at Frankfurt Book Fair 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Books+Publishing editor-in-chief Andrea Hanke will be attending this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair as part of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) contingent, and will be reporting on the Australians’ experience at...

Murdoch Congratulates their Award Winning Chefs 

Monday, 9 September 2013
Murdoch Books would like to congratulate their award winning chefs for their recent awards at the 2014 Fairfax Good Food Awards (Sydney and Melbourne) and remind booksellers of forthcoming books...

Two upcoming events at Pinerolo 

Monday, 9 September 2013
Pinerolo, the Children’s Book Cottage in Blackheath NSW, has two upcoming events.  The third annual Open Day will be held on 22 September, as part of the Blue Mountains Art Trail....

Marie Clay list to change distribution 

Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Publisher: Marie Clay list (various ISBNs) Old distributor: Pearson Education New distributor: Scholastic Changeover date: 1 September  (See classifieds.)

NewSouth Books to distribute Brandl & Schlesinger 

Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Publisher: Brandl & Schlesinger ISBN prefix: 978-1-921556 Old distributor: MDS New distributor: NewSouth Books Changeover date: 3 September Returns cut-off (to ADS): 31 October

InBooks to distribute Unicorn Press 

Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Publisher: Unicorn Press ISBN prefix: 978-1906-509 Old distributor: N/A New distributor: Inbooks Changeover date: 1 September 

Fearnley leaves Ingram 

Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Nerida Fearnley is no longer working for Lightning Source Australia. A spokesperson for Ingram told Books+Publishing that Fearnley, who joined the company in the role of senior content acquisition account...

2013 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards entries open 

Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Entries for the 2013 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards are open. Australian citizens and permanent residents can enter one of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and young adult. Each category...

Marie Clay literacy resources change to distribution 

Monday, 2 September 2013
New Zealand Information Announcement: Marie Clay literacy resources  Please note that as of 1 September 2013 all products belonging to the Marie Clay list (currently distributed by Pearson Education New Zealand) will...

Coronel to coordinate 2013 SPN publishing conference 

Wednesday, 28 August 2013
The Small Press Network (SPN) has appointed Tim Coronel to coordinate its 2013 independent publishing conference. Coronel will work two days per week from SPN’s Wheeler Centre office and can...

Ward to leave Simon & Schuster 

Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Kirsty Ward, head of consumer and market insights at Simon & Schuster Australia, will leave the company in September to join Sydney organic and natural food supply business Honest to...

Inbooks to end distibution of AUC Press 

Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Agency: American University in Cairo Press ISBN Prefix: 9789774 Old distributor: Inbooks New distributor: I B Taurus (worldwide) Changeover date: 1 September 2013 Returns cutoff: 27 September 2013

Footprint Books to distribute Kogan Page 

Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Publisher: Kogan Page ISBN prefix: 97807494 New distributor:  Footprint Books Pty Ltd Old distributor: Woodslane Pty Ltd Changeover date: 1 September 2013 Returns cutoff: 1 November 2013

Industry Networking Opportunity: 9 September in Brisbane 

Tuesday, 27 August 2013
The Australian Publishers Association’s Independent Publishers Committee conducts regular networking events for book industry participants to meet and share knowledge. Check in with your colleagues across the industry on Monday,...