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Hachette Australia Congratulates Bronwyn Parry 

Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Hachette Australia is thrilled to congratulate Bronwyn Parry on Dead Heat being shortlisted for a RITA Award in the Romance Writers of America awards.  To order copies of Dead Heat...

Hachette Australia Congratulates Mark Wilson 

Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Hachette Australia congratulates Mark Wilson on being a finalist in the Children’s Fiction (told primarily through pictures) category of the 2012 Aurealis Awards for Inside the World of Tom Roberts....

HarperCollins Announcement 

Tuesday, 2 April 2013
HarperCollins is pleased to announce that Digital Editor Rochelle Fernandez has been promoted to Commissioning Editor for the Voyager list, effective immediately.  Rochelle’s responsibilities will also include managing the Impulse...

Alpa Books Publishers Moving to NewSouth Books 

Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Effective 1 June, NewSouth Books will be distributing publishers currently distributed by Alpa Books through MDS. MDS will authorise eligible returns until 31 August and books must be received at...

61st Annual Book Design Awards tickets on sale 

Tuesday, 2 April 2013
The Book Design Awards recognises creativity, excellence and innovation in contemporary Australian book design.  Winners will be announced at the gala awards presentation ceremony at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, on the...

Book Industry Innovation Award nominations open 

Tuesday, 26 March 2013
The Book Industry Innovation Award is now open for entries. As Part of the 2013 Australian Book Industry Awards in conjunction with the sponsors Publishing Technology plc, the Australian Publishers...

APA professional development 

Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Australian Publishers Assocation (APA) professional development sessions coming up include Finance for non-financial staff and Editing on Screen. General announcements: Small and remote APA members can apply for help to attend...

For Sale: Boomerang Books and Booku Online Bookstores 

Monday, 25 March 2013
The owners of Eclipse Commerce Pty Ltd, operators of the Boomerang Books and Booku (eBooks) online bookstores, have decided to sell the business.  As a 'virtual' business, Eclipse Commerce represents...

Hardie Grant Egmont: The new home of Transformers! 

Monday, 25 March 2013
Hardie Grant Egmont are thrilled to have secured the rights to Transformers publishing in Australia and New Zealand. HGE have already set a benchmark for how brands are best translated...

Island Magazine distribution moves in-house 

Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Agency change details Publisher: Island Magazine ISBN Prefix:978-0-9871470; 978-0-9874719 Old distributor: Dennis Jones New distributor: Island Magazine (See moves.)