New NZ bookstore to stock only small press titles Archive
Thursday, 1 October 2015
A new bookstore in Upper Hutt, New Zealand, will exclusively stock small press titles, including print-on-demand and some self-published books, to showcase local authors, reports Stuff.co.nz. Writer’s Plot, Readers...
Apple launches iBooks in China Archive
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Apple has launched iBooks, iTunes Movies and Apple Music in China, reports Reuters. Paid iBooks start at 0.5 yuan (A$0.11), although free iBooks are also available. iTunes movies range from...
OzCo report finds networking most common overseas activity for writers, publishers Archive
Thursday, 1 October 2015
A new Australia Council for the Arts report has found that network development is the most common overseas activity for Australian writers and publishers, while access to funding is the biggest...
Forward Prize for Poetry 2015 winners announced Archive
Thursday, 1 October 2015
In the UK, the winners of the 2015 Forward Prize for Poetry have been announced at a ceremony in London. Jamaican-born writer Claudia Rankine won the £10,000 (A$21,570) Forward Prize...
UK Folio Prize will not run in 2016 Archive
Thursday, 1 October 2015
In the UK, the Folio Prize has announced it will not run in 2016, following The Folio Society’s decision to end its sponsorship of the award. The prize is currently...
No ‘B+P Daily’ on Friday Archive
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Please note that, due to the public holiday on Friday 2 October in Victoria, tomorrow’s Books+Publishing Daily newsletter will not be published.
Charts this week Archive
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Top 10 Bestsellers Index Title Author Imprint 1 The 65-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths Pan 2 The Girl in the Spider's Web David Lagercrantz Hachette 3 Make Me Lee Child Bantam...
Robotham wins CWA Gold Dagger Archive
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Australian author Michael Robotham has won the 2015 UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Gold Dagger for his novel Life or Death (Sphere). Life or Death was one of seven books...
Banned NZ YA novel ‘Into the River’ sold to the US Archive
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
US publisher Polis Books has bought the North American rights to New Zealand author Ted Dawe’s 2013 YA novel Into the River, which was placed under an interim ban in...
UK children’s book sales up 3.2% YTD Archive
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
In the UK, children’s book sales are up 3.2% this year thanks to strong sales in picture books, fiction and colouring-in titles, reports the Bookseller. According to Nielsen BookScan data,...
Michael Robotham’s ‘Life or Death’ Archive
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
‘Robotham piles on the tension without ever going over the top—and legions of readers should enjoy this superior example of the crime writer’s art’… read Max Oliver’s full review of...
Quote of the week Archive
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
‘A really cool author would tell you that literary prizes don’t mean very much—they’re like baby pageants where everybody thinks their little darling should win—but I’m not very cool. Tonight...
Books+Publishing magazine Issue 3 2015 Archive
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Books+Publishing magazine’s third issue for 2015 is out now! Inside you’ll find 30 reviews of adult and children’s books publishing in September, October and November. Just one adult book scored...
Egyptian bookshop chain expands to the UK Archive
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Egyptian bookshop chain Alef Bookstores will open its first international branch in London next month, reports the Bookseller. The store, which will be located next door to 221B Baker Street,...
UK book industry launches Buy Books for Syria campaign Archive
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Waterstones and the UK book industry are launching the Buy Books for Syria campaign, with the aim of raising £1 million (A$2.2 million) for Oxfam’s Syria Crisis Appeal, reports the...
Kinney, Griffiths headline SWF Children’s Festival of Moving Stories Archive
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author Jeff Kinney will join local author Andy Griffiths for a two-hour event at the Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) Children’s Festival of Moving Stories on 8...
UK Publishers Association chief executive to step down Archive
Monday, 28 September 2015
UK Publishers Association chief executive Richard Mollet has announced he will step down from his position in 2016, reports the Bookseller. Mollet, who has been the association’s chief executive for...
UK YTD print book sales up after eight years of decline Archive
Monday, 28 September 2015
In the UK, year-to-date print book sales are up for the first time in eight years, reports the Bookseller. According to Nielsen BookScan, print book sales are up 4.6% for...
Wheeler Centre ‘Interrobang’ festival to run in November Archive
Monday, 28 September 2015
The Wheeler Centre has announced a two-day festival ‘Interrobang’ to run on 27-28 November, which will include events both online and at various Melbourne locations. The festival program will be...
Terry Pratchett bequeaths $1m to the University of South Australia Archive
Monday, 28 September 2015
The University of South Australia has announced the formation of the biennial $100,000 Sir Terry Pratchett Memorial Scholarship, funded by a $1m endowment to the university made by the UK...
JB Hi-Fi closes ebookstore; customers directed to Kobo Archive
Monday, 28 September 2015
Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi will close its ebookstore on 30 September, with customers given the option to move their accounts, including their digital libraries, to the Kobo platform. The JB...
Co-op launches book podcast Archive
Monday, 28 September 2015
The Co-op has launched a book podcast featuring conversations with authors and publishers. The Co-Op Book Podcast, which is hosted by interviewer Rob Kaldor, has broadcast six episodes since it...
Three WA authors recognised as ‘living treasures’ Archive
Monday, 28 September 2015
The Western Australian state government will present Robert Drewe, Joan London and Dave Warner with State Living Treasures Awards at a ceremony on 16 October. The awards, which were previously...
‘Adventures in the Anthropocene’ wins 2015 Winton Prize for Science Books Archive
Friday, 25 September 2015
Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made (Chatto & Windus) has won the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books—the...
Text to publish new Helen Garner book ‘Everywhere I Look’ Archive
Friday, 25 September 2015
Text has acquired world rights to a new book by Helen Garner, to be published in Australia in April 2016. Everywhere I Look is a collection of short nonfiction, the...
Industry responds to Oyster closure Archive
Friday, 25 September 2015
In the US, publishing industry consultant Mike Shatzkin and Smashworlds CEO Mark Coker have commented on the viability of ebook subscription services following the news that Oyster is shutting its...
PANZ announces Yale Publishing Course scholarship Archive
Friday, 25 September 2015
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced the formation of the inaugural W E and M L Forde Publishing Scholarship to the Yale Publishing Course.The scholarship is named...
Adler, Tuffield and Curry recognised as ‘Women of Influence’ Archive
Friday, 25 September 2015
Several publishing figures have been recognised in the Australian Financial Review Westpac 100 Women of Influence 2015 list.Melbourne University Publishing CEO and Australian Publishers Association president Louise Adler and Black...
New US start-up to offer serialised fiction in ebook and audiobook formats Archive
Thursday, 24 September 2015
In the US, new digital publishing venture Serial Box will deliver original fiction in ebook and audiobook formats on a weekly basis to emulate the episode nature of TV series,...
Penguin to launch healthy living imprint Archive
Thursday, 24 September 2015
In the UK, Penguin is establishing a new self-development and healthy living imprint, reports the Bookseller. Penguin Life will launch in 2016 with 10 titles, increasing to 20 titles in...
« Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 Next page »
