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Thursday, 14 June 2012
US library takes anti-counterfeit measures At all 42 libraries in the Houston Public Library service, librarians are now examining notes larger than $20 using a special counterfeit detector pen. The...

Readmill launches new features; partners with six stores 

Thursday, 14 June 2012
Social ebook reading app Readmill has announced the launch of ‘Library’ and ‘Send to Readmill’—cloud-based features that give customers an easier buying experience from independent publishers and retailers. Readmill has partnered...

Quote of the week 

Thursday, 14 June 2012
‘This is the year that publishers and booksellers alike woke up to all the positives going on, and were determined to feed off each other’s knowledge and passion for books...

Shelf talk: Talking points 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Piracy is a hot topic in the publishing industry, especially when it comes to ebooks. US writer Chris Ruen looks at the history, meaning and implications of downloading unlicensed digital...

Shelf talk: Children’s corner 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Picture book publishers are showing no signs of slacking off in what is normally a low-selling period. Stephen Michael King has teamed up with Nick Bland in The Magnificent Tree...

Shelf talk: Memorable memoirs 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
High Court Justice Michael Kirby is no stranger to the public spotlight. Although he’s only recently published his own story, he’s also the subject of a new biography, Michael Kirby:...

Interview with Dylan Coleman on ‘Mazin Grace’ 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Winner of the David Unaipon Award for Indigenous Writing, Dylan Coleman’s novel is ‘in turn heart-wrenching, amusing, tragic and resilient’, writes reviewer Max Oliver. He spoke to the author. This...

Interview with Emily Maguire on ‘Fishing for Tigers’ 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Emily Maguire’s latest novel explores the amorality of an expat community in Hanoi, and 35-year-old Mischa’s affair with an idealistic younger man. Maguire spoke to Portia Lindsay. You have previously...

Booksellers diary: Jason Lake of Imprints 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Jason Lake is the co-owner of Imprints Booksellers in Adelaide’s ‘bohemian quarter’. He shares his bookseller’s diary. Imprints Booksellers opened its doors for business in 1984. It has since become...

Opinion: Malcolm Neil on ebooks 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Malcolm Neil calls for a more balanced industry debate on ebooks, and fewer references to book sniffing. Australia, more than most countries, has seen the business elements of the book...

When bookstores stock self-published titles 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Some booksellers are being approached daily by self-published authors. So how do they decide which titles to stock? Rita Yazdani spoke to three booksellers. When Amal Awad decided to self-publish...

Meet Canongate’s Jamie Byng 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Jamie Byng, MD of the Edinburgh-based publishing house Canongate and founder of World Book Night, will give the keynote address at this year’s Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) conference. He spoke...

Dad’s the word: Upcoming father’s day titles

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Spare dads the socks and ties this year with a selection of well-chosen Father’s Day titles. Kate Blackwood rounds up some of the best. Sports and music For sports-mad dads...

Bookshop succession planning 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
With the retail sector in the doldrums, the mere mention of succession planning can cause a bookshop owner’s brow to furrow. Rebecca Butterworth spoke to several booksellers about their long-term...

Ebooks in Oz: the stats

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
In January 2012, Bowker Market Research conducted a survey addressing the emerging ebook market in Australia and nine other countries, including the US, UK, India, Brazil and Japan. We share...

Meet Varuna’s Lis Bastian 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Art, writing and a mid-career detour into science eventually brought Lis Bastian to Varuna. I’m sitting here on a break in the Varuna arm of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, pondering...

Talkback: Selling ereaders in your bookstore 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Would you consider selling ereaders in your bookstore and if so, what type? Bookseller+Publisher spoke to three booksellers. We have not considered selling ereaders. Our ebooks are accessible to anybody...

2012 Ngaio Marsh Award longlist announced 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
The longlist for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Collecting Cooper (Paul Cleave, S&S) Luther: The Calling (Neil Cross,...

NZ Dymocks stores rebrand as independents

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Dymocks stores in Queensgate and Mt Eden in New Zealand have ended their franchise agreements and are now trading as independent booksellers under the names United Booksellers and Black Sheep...

Kelly, Fritchley promoted at HarperCollins 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
HarperCollins Australia has announced two promotions in its senior management team following James Kellow’s move from commercial director to CEO. The publisher said in a statement that Darren Kelly has...

Google reaches deal with French publishers 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
In France, Google has reached an agreement with publishers and authors over the scanning of French works, which the internet giant hopes with ‘help jump-start’ the French ebook market, reports...

Bestsellers this week 

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
A South American crime lord, arrested by Detective Michael Bennett, vows to unleash epic violence on New York City from behind bars. Detective Bennett tries to save his family from...

NZ author wins 2012 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Tuesday, 12 June 2012
New Zealand author Emma Martin has won this year’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story ‘Two Girls in a Boat’. Martin’s story, which won the Pacific region for this...

Eltham to join BWF

Tuesday, 12 June 2012
The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has announced that Kate Eltham will join the festival as director in October. Eltham, who is currently CEO of the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC), replaces...

2012 Inky Awards longlists announced

Tuesday, 12 June 2012
The longlists for the 2012 Inky Awards for young adult literature, run by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria, have been announced.  The Gold Inky...

RiP Ray Bradbury 

Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Ray Bradbury, US author and recipient of numerous awards, including the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, has died aged 91. Bradbury wrote hundreds of short stories and nearly 50 books including Fahrenheit...

RiP Carolyn Pike 

Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Penny Martin, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, on behalf of Caroline Hunter, Sybil Kesteven and Karen Enkelaar, writes: ‘The publishing community in Australia is saddened by the untimely death of Carolyn...

Interview with Melanie Barton on Molly Ringwald 

Friday, 8 June 2012
In August, Simon & Schuster Australia will publish actress Molly Ringwald’s book When It Happens to You—a collection of interlinked stories that explores the effects of betrayal on a family....

On tour: Meet the author Liz Moore 

Friday, 8 June 2012
Liz Moore is touring Australia in July. Her latest book is Heft (Random House), the story of two improbable heroes: a former academic who weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left...