Tuesday, 31 July 2007
The seventh and final Harry Potter book has broken all book sales records, according to figures from Nielsen BookScan.In Australia, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold 573,845 copies on...

Monday, 30 July 2007
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: The Reed Gift Fair, Melbourne, which runs from 4 - 8 AugustTo view these and...

Tuesday, 24 July 2007
'This is probably my most agreeable gig as the Minister for Arts'--Senator George Brandis, on presenting the Australian Book Industry Awards in Sydney last night. 

Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Not a lot of changes in the top 10 this week. Who Killed Channel 9? remains atop the table, with The Quickie, The Secret and A Thousand Splendid Suns still...

Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Pan Macmillan nonfiction publisher Tom Gilliatt will be interviewed by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in relation to the publication of convicted Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's autobiography...

Tuesday, 24 July 2007
The program for the 2007 Melbourne Writers Festival was officially launched on Friday 20 July, and appeared in a special supplement as part of the Saturday Age newspaper the following...

Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Madman Entertainment has announced it is now the official local distributor of Tokyopop manga comics. Madman spokesperson Ben Pollock told WBN the deal was a good fit for the company....

Tuesday, 24 July 2007
The Literature Board of the Australia Council has released its latest round of funding. A total of $746,012 was awarded to 74 applicants, in four categories--‘presentation', ‘promotion', ‘skills and arts...

Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include: Books at MIFF Breakfast in Melbourne, 26 July  Booksellers NZ conference, which runs from 29...

Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Patrick Gallagher writes: Jack Egan (1941-2007) was the type of author and editor publishers value deeply. The ultimate professional, meticulous with his facts, courteous to all those he dealt with--and...

Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Much-loved children's author Mem Fox was inducted into Speech Pathology Australia's Hall of Fame for her ‘significant contribution to children's language and literature' as part of the organisation's Book of...

Monday, 23 July 2007
Among the items added to our Around the World blog in the past week:Tug of rights: US and UK publishers continue to face off over rightsGranta and Portobello come togetherReed...

Monday, 23 July 2007
The 2007 books Alive campaign was officially launched by Minister for the Arts and Sport George Brandis at the Australian Book Industry Awards in Sydney last night. ‘Books Alive aims...

Monday, 23 July 2007
The 2007 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) were presented by the Minister for Arts and Sport, Senator George Brandis at a ceremony at the Sofietel Wentworth Hotel in Sydney last...

Monday, 23 July 2007
Little, Brown buys PiatkusThe Little, Brown Book Group has bought British independent publisher Piatkus. Founder Judy Piatkus will continue as MD until the end of the year, when she will retire...

Monday, 23 July 2007
George Melly, the English jazz singer, writer, wit, raconteur, surrealist and fly-fisherman, has died, aged 80. While known primarily as a performer, he also wrote a number of books, including Revolt...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Trade events coming up over the next week, as shown on our events calendar, include:Hong Kong Book Fair, which runs from 18 -  23 JulyAustralian Book Industry Awards, to be...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
No prizes for guessing what title will be sitting atop the charts when this weekend's sales results eventually filter through to the BookScan charts, but Mr Potter is already putting...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Among the stories added to our Around the World blog in the past week are:PW and PN combine for Frankfurt dailiesBorders to offer free mobile contentNyeko wins 'African Booker'Brown family seeks...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
The US schools publishing businesses of Harcourt have been sold to competitor Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep for US$4 billion (A$4.4 billion). The purchase concludes the sale by Reed Elsevier of Harcourt Education, following...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has decided to end its annual bestseller survey, which it has conducted for almost 20 years.

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
A 75-year-old Tintin book has landed its publisher Egmont in hot water in the UK and US amid claims of racism. Tintin in the Congo, originally published in French in 1931, only become available...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
The Australian Society of Authors writes: We note with respect the passing of Glenda Adams. Glenda, born in 1939, died on 11 July 2007 in Sydney. She had been ill...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Fiona Schultz, Managing Director of New Holland Publishers, writes: it was with great sadness to hear of the passing of Stan Zemanek. Stan was diagnosed with an aggressive form of...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
The Little Big Book Club, a not-for-profit arts organisation created in 2006 to ‘encourage parents and caregivers to read regularly to their children from an early age' has announced a...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
While book publishing�so far has not been as affected by the advent of the web and digisation as other media industries, it was unrealistic to expect that situation to last,...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Hardie Grant Books managing director Julie Pinkham has announced that the publisher will establish a sales and marketing operation in New Zealand from 1 September. Hardie Grant will appoint a...

Tuesday, 17 July 2007
This year's Australian Book Industry Awards will be held this coming Tuesday, 24 July, at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel in Sydney. The night will see the presentation of the Pixie...