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Laville-Moore elected PANZ president

Thursday, 25 June 2015
Allen & Unwin NZ director Melanie Laville-Moore has been elected president of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) at the organisation’s recent AGM.Laville-Moore, who was previously vice-president, replaces Auckland...

Amazon UK website records £5.3bn sales in 2014

Thursday, 25 June 2015
Amazon’s UK website has recorded sales of £5.3bn (A$10.8bn) for the year ending December 2014, up 14% from £4.49bn (A$9.1bn) the previous year, reports the Bookseller. The net sales for...

Tuffield joins Black Inc. 

Thursday, 25 June 2015
Aviva Tuffield has been appointed publisher at Black Inc.Tuffield will specialise in fiction but will also acquire nonfiction titles. She will work part-time, continuing her role as executive director of...

On tour: Meet the author Patricia McLinn 

Thursday, 25 June 2015
Patricia McLinn is the US author of more than 25 romance and mystery novels. Her latest book is Jack’s Heart (Craig's Place Books US), book four in her ‘Wyoming Wildflowers’...

On tour: Meet the author Louis de Bernières 

Thursday, 25 June 2015
Louis de Bernières will deliver the opening night address at the Melbourne Writers Festival in August. His latest book The Dust That Falls from Dreams (Harvill Secker) will be published...

On Tour: Meet the author Chigozie Obioma

Thursday, 25 June 2015
Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma’s debut novel The Fisherman (Scribe) is the story of four brothers whose encounter with a madman and a prophecy threatens the stability of their lives and...

PRH US selling books on Twitter

Wednesday, 24 June 2015
In the US, Penguin Random House (PRH) is a launch partner for a new direct purchasing initiative on Twitter, reports GoodEreader. The initiative allows readers to click on a book-related...

Site-blocking legislation passes senate

Wednesday, 24 June 2015
The federal senate has passed legislation that allows Australian publishers to apply to have sites hosting pirated content, including ebooks, films and TV series, blocked by internet service providers (ISPs).The...

Harlequin launches reader rewards program

Wednesday, 24 June 2015
In the US and Canada, Harlequin has launched a new rewards program for its readers, reports the Bookseller. Readers who sign up to the Harlequin My Rewards website earn rewards...

World’s largest atlas on display at SLNSW

Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Earth Platinum, the world’s largest atlas, published by Australian publisher Millennium House in 2012, is on display at the State Library of NSW (SLNSW), reports ABC News. The atlas weighs...

International library news

Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Canadian libraries protest high ebook pricesCanadian library organisations have launched a joint protest against the high ebook prices being charged to libraries by major publishers, reports GoodEReader. The Toronto Public...

NLA expanding obsolete computer, software collection

Wednesday, 24 June 2015
The National Library of Australia (NLA) is expanding its collection of obsolete computer equipment and software so it can access and preserve donations in outdated digital formats, reports ABC News....

Quote of the week

Wednesday, 24 June 2015
‘I’ve heard before that writers or artists, without being really conscious of it, we are really reflecting back to society the issues of the day’—Sofie Laguna on the growing public...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 24 June 2015
SalesFiction—PRH Australia (Penguin) has sold Czech rights to The Country Practice (Meredith Appleyard). PRH Australia (Random House) has sold UK rights to The Infinite Air and Songs from the Violet...

Uhlmann, Lewis adaptation to screen on Foxtel next year

Tuesday, 23 June 2015
A six-part miniseries based on the novels Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis (HarperCollins) will screen next year on Foxtel’s Showcase channel.The show will begin...

Landman, Grill win Carnegie, Greenaway medals

Tuesday, 23 June 2015
In the UK, Tanya Landman has won the Carnegie Medal for Buffalo Soldier (Walker Books) and debut author and illustrator Will Grill has won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Shackleton’s...

Bestsellers this week 

Monday, 22 June 2015
A largely unchanged top 10 bestsellers chart this week is topped by The Mindfulness Colouring Book (Emma Farrarons, Boxtree), with Dork Diaries: Drama Queen (Rachel Renee Russell, S&S) the only new...

Tuffield to leave Affirm Press 

Monday, 22 June 2015
Affirm Press has announced that publisher Aviva Tuffield has decided to leave the company.Affirm publisher and CEO Martin Hughes said in a statement: ‘We are sorry to lose Aviva, as...

First-day UK sales of ‘Grey’ ‘record-breaking’

Monday, 22 June 2015
UK publisher Cornerstone has described first-day sales of E L James’ Grey as ‘record-breaking’ for an adult paperback in the UK, reports the Bookseller. The publisher did not release exact figures,...

Fairfax introduces direct links to Booktopia

Monday, 22 June 2015
Book reviews on Fairfax’s the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald websites now include links to buy books directly from online bookseller Booktopia.‘While bricks-and-mortar bookshops are essential to our book industry, Booktopia...

Jones, Whittaker win 2015 black&write! fellowships

Monday, 22 June 2015
Jannali Jones and Alison Whittaker are the winners of the 2015 black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships.Each fellowship is worth $10,000 and includes publication by Magabala Books.Jones’ novel My Father’s Shadow is ‘an...

Mudgee Readers’ Festival 2015 program announced

Friday, 19 June 2015
The Mudgee Readers’ Festival (MRF) in regional NSW has announced the program for its 2015 festival, to be held on 15 and 16 August. The line-up includes authors Don Watson, Ramona...

Oyster introduces feature to reduce ereading eyestrain

Friday, 19 June 2015
Ebook subscription service Oyster has introduced a new feature designed to reduce ereading eyestrain by adjusting a device’s screen to the light around it, reports Publishers Weekly. Lumin, which is...

PRH, Amazon reach sales agreement

Friday, 19 June 2015
Penguin Random House (PRH) has signed new print and ebook sales agreements with in the US and the UK, reports the Bookseller. PRH was the last of the big five...

 

 

 

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