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2013 Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellows announced 

Tuesday, 12 February 2013
New Zealand novelists Hamish Clayton and Tanya Moir are the recipients of the 2013 Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship, reports Booksellers New Zealand. Clayton and Moir will each receive NZ$20,000 (A$16,300)...

Bestsellers this week 

Monday, 11 February 2013
Diet books are doing well on the charts this week. Your Best Body by Michelle Bridges (Viking) is number one on the highest new entries chart and number two on the fastest...

Macmillan settles in US DOJ ebook case 

Monday, 11 February 2013
In the US, Macmillan has settled with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its anti-trust lawsuit relating to ebook pricing, reports Publishers Weekly. The publisher is the last of the...

Booksellers embrace Valentine’s Day

Monday, 11 February 2013
A number of booksellers across the country are gearing up for Valentine’s Day on 14 February by showcasing books that appeal to the heart, with many turning to social media...

Busuttil promoted at Parragon, Ashmore dismissed 

Monday, 11 February 2013
Darren Busuttil has replaced Ian Ashmore as managing director of Parragon Publishing Australasia. Busuttil, who was previously sales and marketing manager for Parragon in Australia and New Zealand, was appointed...

HMV to close 66 stores 

Friday, 8 February 2013
In the UK, music retailer HMV will close 66 stores and make 930 of its staff redundant after entering administration in January, reports the Bookseller. The company’s administrators have selected...

Wilkens joins ABA management committee 

Friday, 8 February 2013
Rolf Wilkens, managing director of the Swinburne University Bookshop in Melbourne, has joined the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Committee of Management. The ABA said in a statement that Wilkens replaces...

Asialink 2013 residencies announced

Friday, 8 February 2013
Asialink at the University of Melbourne has announced the recipients of its 2013 Arts Residencies. The recipients of the Arts Management residencies related to writing, and the projects they will...

ASA launches contract negotiation advisory service 

Thursday, 7 February 2013
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has launched an advisory service to help its members prepare for contract negotiations and develop a strategy to improve their contracts. The ‘one-on-one phone consultation service’,...

Diamond Book Distributors reports ‘spectacular year’ 

Thursday, 7 February 2013
International graphic novel distributor Diamond Book Distributors (DBD) saw sales and revenue rise ‘in double digits across the board’ in 2012, reports Publishers Weekly. Kuo-Yu Liang, vice president of sales...

Penguin releases new range of classics, Drop Caps

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Penguin has released a new range of classics, with each book’s cover displaying a different letter of the alphabet. Drop Caps is a series of 26 hardback classics, each featuring...

Book recommendation website Bookish launched 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
In the US, long-delayed book recommendation website Bookish has launched, reports Publishers Weekly. A joint project of Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group USA and Simon & Schuster, the website features...

Apple releases Breakout Books program internationally 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Apple has released the ‘Breakout Books’ section of its iBookstore to international users. Breakout Books, which showcases ebooks by self-published authors, has been available to Australia and New Zealand iBookstore users since December, and features thousands of...

Bowen appointed Small Business Minister 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Chris Bowen has been appointed as the new Federal Minister for Small Business, the fourth Small Business Minister to be appointed in the role in the past 18 months. Prime...

WH Smith joins Nielsen BookScan retailer panel, Fishpond leaves 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Nielsen BookScan’s Australian retailer panel has undergone some changes in recent months. The panel, which supplies sales data for Nielsen BookScan’s retail book sales charts, now includes WH Smith, which joined the panel...

Caro to deliver ABA Conference keynote 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that Jane Caro will deliver the keynote address at this year’s ABA Conference. ABA CEO Joel Becker told Books+Publishing that Caro will be...

SLV to offer one-time Dome Centenary Fellowships 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) will offer four one-off fellowships as part of its Dome Centenary celebrations, the library said in a statement. The four Dome Centenary Fellowships will...

International library news 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Hamilton libraries’ borrowing rates plummet following controversial new fees In New Zealand, borrowing and reservation numbers at Hamilton’s five suburban libraries and city library have plummeted since controversial new council...

Quote of the week 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
‘One of the most basic things for editors to keep in mind when planning to move into digital publishing is to actually—at least occasionally—read ebooks’—Momentum publisher Joel Naoum offers some...

Rights round-up 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Sales Fiction—Hachette has sold Turkish language rights to Wildflower Hill (Kimberley Freeman). Nonfiction—Hachette has sold Latvian language rights to Opening the Door of Your Heart (Ajahn Brahm); and audio rights...

In brief 

Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Geelong Regional Library announces chair and deputy chair The Geelong Regional Library Corporation has announced its chair and deputy chair following an election. Andy Richards of the City of Greater Geelong was...

 

 

 

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