Sainsbury’s to stop selling print books online
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
In the UK, supermarket Sainsbury’s will stop selling print books online at the end of February, reports the Bookseller. From March, Sainsbury’s will sell print books, CDs, DVDs and games...
Chapman, Catton among NZ New Year Honours recipients
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Publisher Kevin Chapman and Man Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton are among the recipients of the 2014 New Zealand New Year Honours. Chapman, founder of Upstart Press and the former...
Book recommendation website Bookish acquired by online retailer
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
In the US, the book recommendation and retail website Bookish, which was launched as a joint project between Hachette, Penguin and Simon & Schuster, has been acquired by online retailer Zola...
Russell joins MWF
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Georgina Russell has been appointed as the new marketing and development manager for the Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF). Russell began in the role in December 2013, replacing Collette Stewart. She...
‘The Rosie Project’ selected for Richard & Judy Book Club
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project (Text) has been selected for the Spring season of the Richard & Judy Book Club in the UK. Simsion’s novel, which was published by Penguin in...
Costa Book Awards 2013 category winners announced
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
In the UK, the category winners for the 2013 Costa Book Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Kate Atkinson (Life After Life, Doubleday) in the novel category;...
Please complete our post-Christmas survey
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Books+Publishing is currently conducting its annual post-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey online. BooksellersIf you are a bookseller, please complete the...
DiCamillo appointed national ambassador for young people’s literature
Monday, 6 January 2014
US author Kate DiCamillo has been appointed as the country’s new national ambassador for young people’s literature, reports Publishers Weekly. DiCamillo is the fourth person to hold the position, which...
Penguin Random House acquires full ownership of Random House Struik
Monday, 6 January 2014
Penguin Random House has taken full ownership of Random House Struik in South Africa, reports Publishers Weekly. The publisher acquired Times Media Group’s majority share in the company in December...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 6 January 2014
Familiar names fill this week’s bestsellers chart, including Jeff Kinney’s Hard Luck: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Puffin) and Jamie Oliver’s Save with Jamie (Michael Joseph) at number one and...
Voting commences in Booktopia’s search for ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’
Monday, 6 January 2014
Voting has commenced in Booktopia’s annual ‘Australia’s Favourite Novelist’ promotion. Booktopia accepted nominations from the public from 1 to 5 January. Heats will run from 6 to 12 January to determine...
RiP Paul Torday
Monday, 6 January 2014
British author Paul Torday died in late December, aged 67. Torday is best known for his debut novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Hachette), which was released when he was 61....
RiP Elizabeth Jane Howard
Monday, 6 January 2014
UK author Elizabeth Jane Howard has died, aged 90. Howard wrote 15 novels in a career that spanned seven decades, including ‘The Cazalet Chronicles’, a series of five novels, beginning...
Italian Government proposes tax credit for book purchases
Friday, 20 December 2013
The Italian Government has proposed new legislation that would allow individuals to claim a 19% tax rebate on book purchases, reports the Bookseller. If passed, the new law will apply...
WA Premier’s Book Awards adds emerging writers category
Friday, 20 December 2013
The Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards will include an award for emerging writers for the first time in 2014. The $10,000 Western Australian Emerging Writers Award will be awarded to a...
SLV picks 10 Victorian books for annual ‘Summer Read’ program
Thursday, 19 December 2013
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) and Public Libraries Network Victoria have announced the 10 books that will feature in the next ‘The Summer Read’—a statewide campaign to encourage library patrons...
Pre-Christmas survey 2013: ‘back to 2009 levels’
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Christmas 2013 is shaping up well for Australian booksellers, with 55% of respondents in Books+Publishing’s annual pre-Christmas sales survey reporting ‘better than expected’ Christmas sales. Forty-three percent of respondents said...
The books: Winton, Flanagan and Tsiolkas
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Booksellers are impressed by the books on offer this Christmas. Almost all of the respondents (95%) said they thought the Christmas range was ‘strong’, compared to 73% of respondents who...
Supply, stock, staff and sales
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
As is the case every year, several booksellers have reported issues with the supply of books this Christmas, including key titles running out of stock and slow deliveries. The supply...
Online sales, ebooks and ereaders
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Online sales growth for bricks-and-mortar stores Online sales are starting to gain traction for bricks-and-mortar bookstores. This year, more than half (54%) of bricks-and-mortar stores that sell print books online...
Publishers’ perspectives
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
For the first time in several years, the majority of publishers are reporting an increase in sales in the lead-up to Christmas. In fact, all of the publishers who participated...
Nielsen BookScan figures: value and volume down
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Overall, sales in the 10 weeks to 7 December 2013 are down 2.2% in value and 0.7% in volume compared to the pre-Christmas period last year. The drops in volume...
The wash-up
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
With both booksellers and publishers reporting an increase in pre-Christmas sales this holiday season, the general mood in the industry appears to be optimistic. Torquay Books owner Rosemary Featherston observed...
Bookworld announces retail partnership with the Reading Room
Friday, 13 December 2013
Online retailer Bookworld has announced a new retail partnership with Sydney-based book networking website the Reading Room. The partnership is similar to the online bookshop that Bookworld launched with arts...
Seven authors offered book deals in Harlequin writing competitions
Friday, 13 December 2013
In the US, Harlequin has offered seven authors book deals as a result of its two ‘So You Think You Can Write’ competitions, reports Publishers Weekly. Tanya Wright won the...
SWF appoints new board members
Friday, 13 December 2013
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has appointed Emile Sherman and Kathy Shand to the festival’s board of directors. Sherman is an award-winning producer and owner of the production company See-Saw...
Screen Australia announces funding for new book-to-film adaptations
Friday, 13 December 2013
Films based on books by Malcolm Knox, Timothy Conigrave and Erin McKean are among the latest projects to receive funding from Screen Australia. Screen Australia announced $424,000 in development funding...
London Book Fair to move to Olympia venue in 2015
Friday, 13 December 2013
Reed Exhibitions has announced that the London Book Fair will be held in West London’s Olympia centre from 2015, with the current Earls Court venue earmarked for redevelopment. The Bookseller reported that there was concern...
Pan Macmillan to publish ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ novellas
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Pan Macmillan Australia has announced that it will partner with US daytime television show The Bold and the Beautiful to publish a series of novellas based on the show. The...
New Australian Book Designers Association to take over APA Book Design Awards
Thursday, 12 December 2013
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the establishment of an Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), which will take over responsibility for the annual APA Book Design Awards. The ABDA committee...
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