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Ruffy joins Boroondara Library Service 

Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Jenny Ruffy has joined the City of Boroondara Library Service in Melbourne in the role of library, arts and cultural services manager. Ruffy, who replaces Anne Holmes as library services...

McDonald to join SLNSW 

Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Vicki McDonald will join the State Library of New South Wales as director of library services in February. McDonald, who is currently associate director of library services at the Queensland...

Eurospan to distribute Hal Leonard Corp titles in Australasia 

Monday, 10 December 2012
Publisher: Amadeus Press; Applause Theatre and Cinema Books; Backbeat Books; Hal Leonard Books; Limelight Editions ISBN Prefixes: 978-0-87910, 978-0-931340, 978-1-57467; 978-0-936839, 978-1-55783; 978-0-87-930, 978-1-61-713; 978-0-63-40, 978-1-42-34, 978-1-45-84; 978-0-634, 978-0-87910, 978-1-57467.         Old...

Justin Ractliffe to join Hachette Australia 

Monday, 10 December 2012
Justin Ractliffe, currently Head of Digital Marketing at Random House Australia, will join Hachette Australia in January 2013 as Sales and Marketing Director of the Hodder and Headline divisions. Matt...

Wehner joins ABA management committee 

Monday, 10 December 2012
Clayton Wehner, co-owner of online bookstore Boomerang Books and ebookstore Booku, has joined the management committee of the Australian Booksellers Association, filling an existing vacancy. (See news.)

Eddington to join Literature Board 

Monday, 10 December 2012
Jill Eddington has been appointed as director of the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. Eddington, who replaces Susan Hayes, will start in the role in January....

Dattner to step down as SPN general manager 

Monday, 10 December 2012
Zoe Dattner will step down from her role as general manager of the Small Press Network (SPN) in January. The SPN is now advertising for a replacement for Dattner, who...

The Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowships 2013 

Monday, 10 December 2012
The Wheeler Centre has announced the return of its popular Hot Desk Fellowships, with 20 writers to be offered fellowships in 2013. The fellowships will include a $1000 stipend and workspace in...

Murdoch Books Distribution changes (see classified) 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Publisher:  Murdoch Books Old Distributor:  Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) New Distributor:  United Book Distributors (UBD) Changeover Date:  1 January 2013 Returns cut-off date:  31 March 2013

ASP congratulates Russell McGregor 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Aboriginal Studies Press congratulates Russell McGregor on winning the NSW Premier's Prize for History. Copies of Indifferent Inclusion: Aboriginal People and the Australian Nation (ISBN 9780855757793) can be ordered from...

The Five Mile Press congratulates Elizabeth Long 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
The Five Mile Press congratulates Elizabeth Long, whose international cookbook The Junior Gourmet is the Australian winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. The Junior Gourmet is a recipe book...

Murdoch Books Distribution Transfer 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
From 1 January 2013 distribution of the Murdoch Books business will move from Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (HEDS) to United Book Distributors (UBD). As part of this change, please be...

New office for Affirm Press 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press will move from its current premises in Mulgrave to a new office at 28 Thistlethwaite Street in South Melbourne this month. The publisher’s phone numbers will...

New office for Bloomsbury 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Bloomsbury Australia is moving from its current location on Kent Street in Sydney’s CBD to a new office on George Street. From 10 December the publisher will be located at...

Editors Victoria 2012 Christmas Dinner 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Date: Wednesday, 12 December 2012 Time: 6.30pm (for 7pm) Venue: CQ Functions, 113 Queen St (cnr Lt Collins St), Melbourne Silly Season is upon us again, so put down your...

ABA (QLD) Xmas Party 

Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Australian Booksellers Association Xmas Party (Queensland Branch) Queensland ABA members are invited to meet, kick back and for a few precious hours relax with friends at one of West End's...

Central Book Services to Cease Distribution of Cabi Publishing 

Monday, 3 December 2012
Publisher:   Cabi Publishing ISBN Prefix:   Various Old Distributor:  Central Book Services New Distributor:  INBOOKS Changeover date:  31 January 2013 Returns cut-off date:  18 January 2013 URL:    http://www.centralbookservices.com.au/