Tuesday, 8 December 2009
It’s the last WBN of the year--who comes out on top of the Bestsellers chart? None other than that perennial bestseller Bryce Courtenay with The Story of Danny Dunn. Courtenay makes...

Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Closing date of the Favourite Australian Novel (FAN) poll, 15 DecemberTo view these and more...

Tuesday, 8 December 2009
The festive fever has finally hit the book media--reviewers and readers put their Christmas book choices forward in a national effort to inspire book lovers in their Christmas purchases this...

Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Authors on tour from December to March 2010: December Matthew Reilly, Macmillan (The Five Greatest Warriors) Ray Martin, Random House (Ray: Stories of My Life) Daniel J Siegel, Scribe (Mindsight:...

Tuesday, 8 December 2009
In addition to last week's Christmas closing list the following organisations have advised us of their closing dates: Nielsen BookScanLast day: 23/12/09First day: 04/01/10All data processing will continue as usual...

Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Thanks to Madman Entertainment WBN is giving away five copies of Balibo on DVD. Balibo was based on the book by Jill Jolliffe, published by Scribe. It’s a political thriller...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Next week's WBN (9 December) will be the last for 2009. The first WBN for 2010 will be 6 January 2010. Any news or advertisements for the final WBN of...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
‘We are currently working with a number of publishers to try to get more Australian content into the site, as we really want to make this store uniquely Australian,'--Shlomo Di...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
New online bookseller www.totallybooks.com.au officially launched on 1 December. The store, founded by managing director Rachael McKinney, is based in Sydney and will have an initial focus on ‘Australian new...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
In rights news this week: SalesFiction--Allen & Uwnin has sold Lovesong (Alex Miller) in a pre-empt at Frankfurt Book Fair to HarperCollins Canada; Bulgarian-language rights to Conditions of Faith (Alex...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Among the many international booktrade stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Confusion as Borders UK enters administrationLittell wins Bad S-x AwardKindle a bestseller for AmazonBorders...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Dymocks Brisbane has reopened in new premises in the Q&A Building on the corner of Albert and Elizabeth Streets. The store, which opened to the public on 30 November, replaces...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
‘The Darwin Poems' wins 2009 Wesley Michael Wright PrizeEmily Ballou has won the 2009 University of Melbourne/Wesley Michel Wright Prize for Poetry for The Darwin Poems (UWA Publishing). Ballou's work was...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has announced the appointment of Hardie Grant Publishing chief executive Sandy Grant as chair of its board. Grant, who has been on the CAL board since...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Bestselling author Bryce Courtenay has made it to the top of both the Bestsellers and Highest New Entries charts this week with his new novel The Story of Danny Dunn....

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Internet Marketing of Books and Ebooks workshop, Auckland, 2 DecemberGuadalajara Book Fair, Mexico, 28 November-6...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Peter Timms' new book In Search of Hobart is being well-received and widely read on both sides of Bass Strait. The book looks at Hobart's convict history as well as...

Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Central Book Services will make ‘significant Australian content' available to its ECO e-reader customers, through a new website at www.readwithoutpaper.com. In a special Christmas promotion, CBS will offer the ECO...

Monday, 30 November 2009
Pearson Australia Group has announced the appointment of Jenny Beresford as chief information officer (CIO) for the region. Beresford, who joins Pearson from the National Australia Bank where she was...

Monday, 30 November 2009
Authors on tour from December to March 2010: December Matthew Reilly, Macmillan (The Five Greatest Warriors) Ray Martin, Random House (Ray: Stories of My Life) Daniel J Siegel, Scribe (Mindsight:...

Monday, 30 November 2009
Fantasy author Robert Holdstock has died, aged 61. Holdstock is best remembered for his 'Ryhope Wood' series, including the title Mythago Wood.

Monday, 30 November 2009
Leading Edge Group has announced that Jayne Wasmuth will now remain in the role of general manager until late January, while a replacement is found. In an update on last...

Monday, 30 November 2009
Collins Booksellers has opened in Mackay. The store, which opened on 23 November, is located at the Sydney Street Markets and will be managed by franchise owners Ian and Karen...

Monday, 30 November 2009
Victorian Amanda Wrangles has won the 2009 Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto award, presented on Friday 17 November. Wrangles, a former hairdresser who only started writing fiction a year ago,...

Sunday, 29 November 2009
UNSW Press has announced the appointment of Kathy Bail as chief executive, replacing Robin Derricourt. Bail, who has been editor of the Australian Financial Review Magazine since 2006, was a...

Sunday, 29 November 2009
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has awarded its 2009 ASA Medal to children's author Hazel Edwards. Established in 2003, the biennial award recognises ‘an outstanding contribution to the Australian...

Sunday, 29 November 2009
New online ebook retailer eBookBop has launched. The store at www.ebookbop.com.au has been developed by the recently formed Advantage Media Group. ‘We operate with less than 10 staff in all,...

Sunday, 29 November 2009
The limited-edition giant atlas Earth, published by Millennium House, has won the ‘Best Atlas' award at the 2009 International Cartographic Conference. ‘Millennium House is both thrilled and honored to receive...