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Editors Victoria: Ebooks for Beginners 2013 

Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Editors Victoria is running a session on Ebooks on Saturday June 1. The session answer questions such as: What are ebooks? How are ebooks created? Where does the editor fit into an ebook...

Kavanagh appointed chair of IPEd 

Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Owen Kavanagh, professional member of the Society of Editors NSW, has been appointed chair of the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd).

Changes at the ABA 

Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Patricia Genat, managing director of ALS Library Services, will replace Jon Page, general manager of Pages & Pages Booksellers in Sydney, as president of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) at its annual...

Walkley Book Award first round entries now open 

Wednesday, 8 May 2013
First round entries for this year’s Walkley Book Award are now open for titles produced by an Australian journalist or writer, published in the year from 1 September 2012 to 30 August...

Thames & Hudson Australia distribution moves to ADS 

Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Australia ISBN prefix: 978-0-500; 978-0-947131; 978-0-9751965; 978-0-9757303; 978-0-9757684; 978-0-9752302 Old distributor: MDS New distributor: ADS Changeover date: 1 July 2013 Returns cut-off: 21 June 2013

Get Well Soon! Sells Over 1,000 eBooks 

Tuesday, 7 May 2013
UQP is thrilled to announce that Kristy Chambers’ debut memoir Get Well Soon! My (Un)Brilliant Career as a Nurse (ISBN: 9780 7022 3920 5) has recently sold over 1,000 eBooks...

Readers’ Niche 

Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Australia's own Online Literary Gift Emporium www.readersniche.com.au You name the author and then chose the gift you need. Shakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Wodehouse... Tee shirts, Stationery, Tea Towels, Literary Tea and...

Former Murdoch Books Cut Off 

Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Confirming that Harper Collins no longer accepts returns on behalf of their former client, Murdoch Books Pty Ltd. The imprint Murdoch Books, Pier 9 and agencies Constable and Robinson and...

2013 ABA Gala Dinner Announcement 

Tuesday, 7 May 2013
The Australian Booksellers Association hosts its annual Celebrating Bookselling Gala Dinner on Sunday June 16 at the Hilton Adelaide. Highlights of the dinner include a menu designed by Adam Liaw...

Sessions to retire from Penguin 

Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Penguin Australia has announced that publisher Bob Sessions will retire from the company in September. Sessions has worked for Penguin for more than 27 years and was previously head of...

APA Professional Development 

Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Australian Publishers Association (APA) professional development sessions include: Industry seminar: The Publishing Contract and New Frontiers. Sydney 20 June; Melbourne 25 June. Facilitated by Publishing Consultant and Literary Agent Alex...

Society of Editors (NSW) workshop 

Tuesday, 7 May 2013
The Society of Editors (NSW) will present a one day workshop on structural editing: fiction with Nicola O'Shea, on Friday 24 May.  In this workshop, editor Nicola O’Shea will explain the structural...

Pascal Press changes terms of trade 

Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Pascal Press will be increasing their minimum order value to $200 effective from May 15th. Orders received under minimum will incur an $11 freight charge. Please go to www.pascalpress.com.au/terms-of-trade to...

Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. event 

Tuesday, 30 April 2013
On May 7 the Society of Editors (NSW) Inc. will present the new chair of IPEd, the society’s Owen Kavanagh, who will lead a Q&A style presentation to highlight IPEd’s...