CAL becomes Copyright Agency, reveals new logo
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
The Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) has rebranded with a new logo and name. ‘We’re no longer referring to the organisation as “CAL”,’ it said. ‘We’ve gone back to using a...
Frankfurt 2012 opens, spotlight on New Zealand
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Wilkins Farago publisher Andrew Wilkins writes: The 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair opens today, with New Zealand this year’s Guest of Honour. Forty-eight exhibitors from Australia are participating, with the Australian...
‘Griffith Review’ Novella Project winners announced
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
The Griffith Review has announced the winners of its Novella Project. When the journal announced the competition, a partnership with the Copyright Agency that sought ‘the best original novellas from citizens or residents of...
Granger, Murdoch Books settle legal battle
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
The legal case between Australian chef Bill Granger and Murdoch Books was settled in August, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Granger initiated a lawsuit against the publisher, which is now...
Women’s Prize for Fiction to be privately funded in 2013
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
In the UK, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the Orange Prize, will be funded by individual donors in 2013, ‘while headline sponsorship negotiations for 2014 and beyond...
Book discovery in the online age not as digital as you might think
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Two new consumer reports from Bowker, parent company of Bookseller+Publisher, look at how book buyers are discovering the books they purchase in the digital age. In the US, the most...
Text shares worth more than $1 million to Canongate
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
The sale of Canongate’s 70% shareholding in Text Publishing was worth £662,142, or approximately A$1.04 million, to the Scottish publisher, reports the Bookseller. The value of the sale, which took...
Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing shortlist announced
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
The shortlist for the inaugural Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing has been announced. The shortlisted pieces of writing are: ‘Storm front’ by Jo Chandler (Feeling the Heat, MUP)...
Bestsellers this week
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
J K Rowling’s first adult novel The Casual Vacancy (Hachette), after an embargoed release in late September, is top of the highest new entries chart and the bestsellers chart this...
WA library launches ebook ‘buddy’ program
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
The City of Vincent Public Library in Western Australia has developed a way of helping housebound individuals in its community learn how to use ereaders. The library, which is located...
New bookstore for Perth Airport
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
LS Travel Retail, which operates a Lonely Planet retail store in Sydney airport, is among the retailers selected for Perth Airport’s new domestic terminal, Terminal 2. LS Travel Retail has...
Atwood to visit Perth, Brisbane
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Margaret Atwood will appear in Perth as part of Perth International Arts Festival on 23 February, and will also appear in Brisbane as part of a Brisbane Writers Festival ‘Bookend’...
Facebook to test ‘want’ button
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Facebook has announced it will test a special ‘want’ button on the social networking site, which will enable some users to flag images of products they wish to purchase. The...
Overland short story prize longlist announced
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
The works longlisted for the inaugural Overland Victoria University Short Story Prize for New and Emerging Writers have been announced, with the longlist of 19 heavily dominated by stories by...
‘The Slap’ series up for Emmy
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
The Australian television series The Slap, based on the novel of the same name by Christos Tsiolkas (A&U), has been nominated for an award in the drama category of the...
Waterstones launches new branding campaign, exclusive anthology
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the UK, bookselling chain Waterstones has launched a new branding campaign that includes advertising on the London Underground and billboards, as well as in the press, in-house merchandise and...
Wiley acquires Deltak.edu for US$220 million
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
John Wiley has reached an agreement to acquire Deltak.edu for $220 million, (approximately A$215 million) reports Publishers Weekly. US company Deltak ‘works in partnership with colleges and universities to develop...
Egmont signs publishing rights to Minecraft game
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the UK, Egmont has signed the book and publishing rights associated with computer game Minecraft for all territories excluding the US, reports the Bookseller. The game ‘involves players creating...
Penguin UK reviewing travel divisions
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the UK, Penguin is undertaking a review of its travel divisions, including its Rough Guides and Dorling Kindersley imprints, reports the Bookseller. The rise of digital publishing and a...
Wiley to partner with Kno to produce interactive textbooks
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the US, John Wiley & Sons’ global education division will partner with educational software developer Kno to create interactive textbooks, reports Publishers Weekly. The arrangement will involve Kno creating...
Target US drops Kindle and Kobo to focus on Nook
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the US, the Target department store chain has dropped the Kindle and Kobo ereaders from its product range and the Digital Reader reports Target is now devoting more space...
‘The Paris Review’ app launched
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
The literary journal the Paris Review has launched an app for iPad and iPhone. The application is free and includes access to the current issue in its print format, and...
Scardino to step down at Pearson
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Pearson has announced that chief executive Marjorie Scardino will step down from her role in 2013, to be replaced by chief executive of Pearson’s International Education division John Fallon, reports...
B&N, Microsoft complete Nook Media strategic partnership
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the US, bookselling chain Barnes & Noble and software giant Microsoft have announced the completion of a strategic partnership and the creation of the new subsidiary Nook Media LLC....
Eason acquisition of Argosy off after Irish competition authority enquiry
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
In the UK, the Bookseller reports that the Competition Authority in Ireland has found the acquisition of Irish book wholesaler Argosy by bookselling chain Eason, would lead to ‘increased prices...
Interview with Amanda Hooton on ‘Finding Mr Darcy’
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Amanda Hooton thinks Jane Austen would agree with her that finding a partner is not the sole point of life. Jessica Broadbent spoke to the author. Jane Austen seems to...
On Tour: Meet the author Joe Abercrombie
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Joe Abercrombie is a guest of GenreCon in Sydney in November. His latest book is Red Country (Victor Gollancz, November). What would you put on a shelf-talker for your book?...
Government seeks community feedback on PLR, ELR schemes
Monday, 8 October 2012
The Federal Government’s Office of the Arts is seeking community feedback about the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Education Lending Rights (ELR) schemes through an online survey. Interested parties have...
2012 Whitley Awards announced
Monday, 8 October 2012
This year’s Whitley Awards have been presented. The awards, which are presented by the Royal Zoological Society of NSW for ‘outstanding publications dealing with the promotion and conservation of Australasian...
Rights round-up
Monday, 8 October 2012
Acquisitions Fiction—Black Inc. has secured world rights to a short story collection, tentatively titled Holiday in Cambodia (Laura Jean McKay). Simon & Schuster has acquired global rights to Black Ice by...
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